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Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Kesutī in the Bengali language is another name for Mārkava, a medicinal plant identified with two varieties viz., Eclipta prostrata L. and Sphagneticola calendulacea, both 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). Other than the Bengali word Kesutī, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which twenty 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) Kesuti 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 Paleista brachypoda (Michx.) Raf., nom. illeg. (among others).

2) Kesuti is also identified with Eclipta prostrata It has the synonym Sabazia humilis (Kunth) Cass. (etc.).

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

· A Flora of North America (1842)
· Missouri Botanical Garden Report (1893)
· Mant. Pl. Altera (1771)
· Flora Boreali-Americana (1803)
· Index Linn. Herb. (1912)
· Madroño (1978)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kesuti, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Full-text: Markava.

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