Kitamari, Kīṭamārī, Kita-mari: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Kitamari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, Tamil. 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)
Kīṭamārī (कीटमारी) is another name for Haṃsapādī, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Adiantum lunulatum Burm. from the Pteridaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.109-113 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Kīṭamārī and Haṃsapādī, there are a total of twenty-six Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant. Note: Haṃsapādī is claimed as a variety of Lajjālu by Dh. and Rājanighaṇṭu.
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)
Kitamari [ಕೀಟಮಾರಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Aristolochia bracteolata Lam. from the Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort) family having the following synonyms: Aristolochia kotschyi, Aristolochia abyssinica. For the possible medicinal usage of kitamari, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Kitamari [कीटमारी] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.
1) Kitamari in India is the name of a plant defined with Adiantum lunulatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adiantum arcuatum Sw. (among others).
2) Kitamari is also identified with Aristolochia bracteata.
3) Kitamari is also identified with Aristolochia bracteolata It has the synonym Aristolochia benadiriana Fiori (etc.).
4) Kitamari is also identified with Artemisia maritima It has the synonym Seriphidium maritimum (L.) Poljakov (etc.).
5) Kitamari is also identified with Desmodium velutinum It has the synonym Hedysarum deltoideum DC., nom. inval. (etc.).
6) Kitamari is also identified with Didymochlaena truncatula It has the synonym Aspidium truncatulum Sw. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1825)
· Walp. Ann. Bot. Syst. (1868)
· Species Plantarum.
· Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis Beih. (1932)
· Cytologia (1985)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kitamari, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, 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
Kīṭamārī (कीटमारी):—[=kīṭa-mārī] [from kīṭa] f. = -nāman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Kīṭamārī (कीटमारी):—f. Cissus pedata [Rājan 5,110.]
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
Kīṭamāri (ಕೀಟಮಾರಿ):—[noun] the plant Aristolochia bracteata of Aristolachiaceae family; worm killer.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Kīṭamāri (கீடமாரி) [kīṭa-māri] noun probably from idem. + mārin. Scabrous ovate unifoliate tick trefoil. See சிறுபுள்ளடி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sirupulladi. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kitamariyavani.
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