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Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: Ancient Science of Life: Evaluation of Cyavanaprāśa on Health and Immunity related Parameters in Healthy Children

Kākanāsikā (काकनासिका) refers to the medicinal plant known as Martynia annua, Ft., and is used in the Ayurvedic formulation known as Cyavanaprāśa: an Ayurvedic health product that helps in boosting immunity.—Cyavanaprāśa has been found to be effective as an immunity booster, vitalizer and a preventer of day to day infections and allergies such as common cold and cough etc. It is a classical Ayurvedic formulation comprising ingredients such as Kākanāsikā. [...] Cyavanaprāśa can be consumed in all seasons as it contains weather friendly ingredients which nullify unpleasant effects due to extreme environmental and climatic conditions.

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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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kakanasika [काकनासिका] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Pentatropis nivalis (J.F.Gmel.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Asclepias nivalis, Pentatropis fasciculata, Pentatropis rigida. For the possible medicinal usage of kakanasika, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

1) Kakanasika in India is the name of a plant defined with Asclepias curassavica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asclepias margaritacea Hoffmanns. ex Roem. & Schult. (among others).

2) Kakanasika is also identified with Leea aequata It has the synonym Leea ancolona Miq. (etc.).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Mant. Pl. (1767)
· Notulae Systematicae. (1910)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. (1825)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kakanasika, for example diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kākanāsikā (काकनासिका).—different kinds of trees.

Kākanāsikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāka and nāsikā (नासिका). See also (synonyms): kākanāsā, kākanāsikī.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kākanāsikā (काकनासिका).—f.

(-kā) 1. A plant, (Leea hirta.) 2. Red Teori. E. kāka a crow, and nāsikā a nose; the root being fancifully compared to the beak of the bird; also kākanāsā and kākanāsikī.

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

1) Kākanāsikā (काकनासिका):—[=kāka-nāsikā] [from kāka] f. the plant Leea Hirta, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] the red-blossomed Trivṛt, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kākanāsikā (काकनासिका):—[kāka-nāsikā] (kā) 1. f. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kakanasika 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.

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Partial matches: Kaka, Nasika.

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Full-text: Kakanasa, Kakanaci, Kakanasiki, Nasika.

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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)

Classification of Drugs in the Caraka-Saṃhitā < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]

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Ancient Science of Life

Analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of Pentatropis capensis leaves. < [Volume 34 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2014]

Vegetable Drugs in Basavarajeeyam < [Volume 20 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 2001]

Cyavanaprāśa's effects on health and immunity in healthy children. < [Volume 36 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 2017]

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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Pharmacological assessment of polyherbal formulation for wound healing. < [2022: Volume 11, March issue 3]

Medicinal importance of abrus precatorius linn. in ayurveda < [2024: Volume 13, January issue 1]