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Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Kanphul in the Hindi language is another name for Dugdhaphenī, a medicinal plant identified with Taraxacum officinale Weber. Ex. Wiggers or “common dandelion” from the Asteraceae or “aster” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.98-99 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Other than the Hindi word Kanphul, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which seven are in Sanskrit.

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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) Kanphul in India is the name of a plant defined with Taraxacum javanicum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

2) Kanphul is also identified with Taraxacum officinale It has the synonym Leontodon latiloba (DC.) Britton (etc.).

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

· Norges Flora (1861)
· Flora Atlantica (1799)
· Aspects of Plant Sciences (1989)
· Zapovedniki Belorussii Issledovaniia (1987)
· Fasciculus Plantarum Circa Cantabrigiam (1763)
· Biol. Journal of the Linnean Society (2004)

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

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kanphula, Kanphuli, Kanphuliya.

Full-text: Dugdhapheni.

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