The Sanskrit term Kāḷāñjanī can be transliterated into English as Kalanjani or Kalianjani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Kālāñjanī (कालाञ्जनी) is the Sanskrit name for an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.186-187 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.

Kālāñjanī is mentioned as having seven synonyms: Añjanī, Recanī, Asitāñjanī, Nīlāñjanī, Kṛṣṇābhā, Kālī and Kṛṣṇāñjanī.

Properties and characteristics: “Kālāñjanī is pungent (kaṭu), hot (uṣṇa), sour (amla), anthelmintic and it arrests the revolving winds or relives borborygmi (apānāvarta). It also cures abdominal disorders”.

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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

Kalanjani [कलंजनी] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Ipomoea nil from the Convolvulaceae (Morning glory) family having the following synonyms: Convolvulus nil. For the possible medicinal usage of kalanjani, 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)

Kalanjani in India is the name of a plant defined with Ipomoea nil in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pharbitis cuspidata (Ruiz & Pav.) G. Don (among others).

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

· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1975)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1869)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1905)
· Lilloa (1959)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1911)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kāḷāñjanī (काळांजनी).—a Having a black spot on the breast--a horse. A sign boding death to the owner.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kālāñjanī (कालाञ्जनी).—f. (-nī) A small shrub, used as a purgative.

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

Kālāñjanī (कालाञ्जनी):—[from kālāñjana > kāla] f. a small shrub (used as a purgative), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kālāñjanī (कालाञ्जनी):—[kālā+ñjanī] (nī) 3. f. A small shrub.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kalanjani 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kāḷāṃjani (ಕಾಳಾಂಜನಿ):—[noun] = ಕಾಳಾಂಜನ - [kalamjana -]2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kalanjanika.

Full-text (+3): Krishnabha, Krishnanjani, Shilanjani, Recana, Recani, Nilanjani, Anjani, Asitanjani, Kali, Nilanjana, Sthula, Tundikerika, Picu, Badara, Gunasu, Ashubhacinha, Samudranta, Marudbhava, Badari, Cavya.

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