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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Jūrṇa (जूर्ण) is a Sanskrit word referring to a type of “awned grain” (śūkadhānya), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. It is also known as Jūrṇāhva. The literal translation of the word is “ decayed” or “old”. The plant Jūrṇa is part of the Śūkadhānyavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of awned grains”. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant. Jūrṇa is similar to Śyāmāka in properties, which it is said to be astringent-sweet and light in character. It also aggravates vāta and alleviates kapha and pitta. It is cold, constipating and absorbent.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Jurna in India is the name of a plant defined with Eriochloa procera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Agrostis ramosa (Retz.) Poir. (among others).

2) Jurna is also identified with Thysanolaena latifolia It has the synonym Myriachaeta glauca Moritzi ex Steud. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Systematisches Verzeichniss der von H. Zollinger in den Jahren 1842–1844 (1842)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
· FBI (1896)
· Blumea (1991)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1919)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Jurna, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jūrṇa (जूर्ण).—a. Decayed, old.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jūrṇa (जूर्ण).—[adjective] decayed, old.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Jūrṇa (जूर्ण):—[from jur] 1. jūrṇa mfn. decayed, old, [Ṛg-veda]

2) [from jūr] 2. jūrṇa mfn. [from] √jvar, [Pāṇini 6-4, 20 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

3) a 1. and 2. jūrṇa See 2. jūr and p. 423, col. 3.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jurna in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Jurnahva, Jurnahvaya, Jurnakhya.

Full-text: Jurnahvaya, Jur, Jurnakhya, Jurnahva, Jvar, Jurni, Shukadhanyavarga.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Jurna, Jūrṇa; (plurals include: Jurnas, Jūrṇas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 1.180.5 < [Sukta 180]

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