Kinihi, Kiṇihī: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Kinihi 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuKiṇihī (किणिही) is another name for Apāmārga, a medicinal plant identified with Achyranthes aspera Linn. (“prickly chaff-flower”) from the Amaranthaceae or “amaranth” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.88-91 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 Kiṇihī and Apāmārga, there are a total of twenty-three Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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) Kinihi in India is the name of a plant defined with Achyranthes aspera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Centrostachys indica Standl. (among others).
2) Kinihi is also identified with Albizia lebbeck It has the synonym Mimosa speciosa Jacq. (etc.).
3) Kinihi is also identified with Albizia procera It has the synonym Acacia elata Voigt (etc.).
4) Kinihi is also identified with Careya arborea It has the synonym Careya arborea Roxb. & Roxb. (etc.).
5) Kinihi is also identified with Clitoria ternatea It has the synonym Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Numer. List (6924)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1825)
· Phytotherapy Research (2003)
· Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae (Mueller) (1866)
· Acta Botanica Indica (1982)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kinihi, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKiṇihī (किणिही).—f. (-hī) Achyranthes aspera. E. kiṇi a sore, and ha what removes, fem. affix ṅīṣ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKiṇihī (किणिही):—[from kiṇi] f. idem, [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKiṇihī (किणिही):—(hī) 3. f. Idem.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusKiṇihi (ಕಿಣಿಹಿ):—[noun] the small plant Achyranthes aspera of Amaranthaceae family, used as an astringent depurative, as a remedy in dropsy and as an antidote to the venom of scorpion.
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)
Ends with: Shvetakinihi, Shwetakinihi.
Full-text: Kiṇi, Shirishapattra, Shirishapattrika, Shvetakinihi, Girikarnika, Katabhi, Apamarga.
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Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter LIV - Symptoms and Treatment of Worms (Krimi-roga) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Chapter XVII - Treatment of diseases of pupil and crystalline lens < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 5: Kalpasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter V - The medical treatment of snake bites
Chapter II - Description of Sthavara (vegetable and mineral) poisons
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
5b. Kṛmi (Worms) in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)