Keshya, Keśya: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Keshya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Keśya can be transliterated into English as Kesya or Keshya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuKeśya (केश्य) is another name for (the white variety of) Mārkava, a medicinal plant identified with Eclipta alba Hassk. or Eclipta erecta which is a synonym of Eclipta prostrata L. from the Asteraceae or “aster” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.138-141 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Keśya and Mārkava, there are a total of twenty Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyKeśya (केश्य) is another name for Balāka, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Pavonia odorata (fragement mallow plant), from the Malvaceae family. It is classified as a medicinal plant in the system of Āyurveda (science of Indian medicine) and is used throughout literature such as the Suśrutasaṃhita and the Carakasaṃhitā.
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsKeśya (केश्य):—1. Beneficial for the hair. 2. Synonym of Krishnagaru(Aqualaria agollacha) & Bhringaraja (Eclipta alba)
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) Keshya in India is the name of a plant defined with Eclipta alba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Micrelium asteroides Forssk. (among others).
2) Keshya is also identified with Pavonia odorata It has the synonym Hibiscus oligosandrus Buch-Ham. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1980)
· Flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1856)
· Monadelphiae Classis Dissertationes Decem (1786)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1992)
· Enumeratio Systematica Plantarum (1760)
· Missouri Botanical Garden Report (1893)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Keshya, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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 dictionaryKeśya (केश्य).—a. Conducive to the growth of hair; being in the hair; अपास्याः केश्यं मलमप शीर्षण्यं लिखात् (apāsyāḥ keśyaṃ malamapa śīrṣaṇyaṃ likhāt) Av.14.2.68.
-śyaḥ Name of a plant (mahābalā), Eclipta Prostata.
-śyam Black sandal.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Keśya (केश्य):—[from keśa] mfn. being in the hair, [Atharva-veda xiv, 2, 68]
2) [v.s. ...] suitable to the hair, [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] m. (= śa-rañjana) Eclipta prostrata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] n. black Aloe wood, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Ends with: Hiranyakeshya, Munjakeshya, Sarvakeshya.
Full-text: Hiranyakeshya, Sarvakeshya, Kshemavriddhi, Markava, Balaka.
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