In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Kilima (किलिम) is another name for Devadāru, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Cedrus deodara (Himalayan cedar), from the Pinaceae 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. The synonym was identified in the Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 12.28), which is a 13^th century medicinal thesaurus.

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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)

Kilima in India is the name of a plant defined with Cedrus deodara in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pinus deodara Roxb. ex D. Don (among others).

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

· Penny Cyclop. (1833)
· Himalayan journals (1854)
· Dictionnaire classique d’histoire naturelle (1823)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)
· Loudon’s Hortus Britannicus. (2363)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kilima (किलिम).—The fir or pine tree.

Derivable forms: kilimam (किलिमम्).

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

Kilima (किलिम).—m.

(-maḥ) A tree, a kind of fir or pine, (Pinus deodar.) n.

(-maṃ) Resin, the extract of the pine. E. kil to cast, kiman aff.

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

1) Kilima (किलिम):—n. a kind of pine (Pinus Deodar cf. deva-dāru), [Caraka]

2) m. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kilima (किलिम):—(maḥ) 1. m. Deodar. n. Resin.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kilima 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kilimacunam, Kilimane, Kilimanjaro basil, Kilimantu.

Ends with: Drukilima, Takilima.

Full-text: Drukilima, Devadaru.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Kilima; (plurals include: Kilimas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

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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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)

Appendix III - Synonyms of Flora (Vanauṣadhi-varga)

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