In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Laghubrāhmī (लघुब्राह्मी) is a variety of Brāhmī, a medicinal plant identified with two possibly species verse, according to verse 5.63-66 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Note: Chopra identifies Brāhmī with 1) Centella asiatica (Linn.) Urban. while Bāpālāl and Th. B.S. et al identify it with 2) Bacopa monnieri (Linn.) Pennell.

Laghubrāhmī is mentioned as having two synonyms: Kṣudrapatrā and Jalodbhavā.

Properties and characteristics: “There is another variety of Brāhmī (i.e. Laghubrāhmī) with smaller leaves and which grows in watery places. this has bitter (tikta) rasa and hot (uṣṇa) vīrya. It is laxative and useful in diseases due to vāta and improper digestive metabolism (āma—āmadoṣa). It also cures oedema”.

context information

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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Laghu-Brahmi [लघु ब्राह्मी] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Lam. from the Apiaceae (Carrot) family having the following synonyms: Hydrocotyle nitidula, Hydrocotyle splendens, Hydrocotyle tenella. For the possible medicinal usage of laghu-brahmi, 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.

context information

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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Laghubrāhmī (लघुब्राह्मी):—[=laghu-brāhmī] [from laghu] f. a kind of Rue, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Laghubrahmi in German

context information

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)

Partial matches: Brahmi, Laghu.

Full-text: Jalodbhava, Sukshmapattraka, Kshudrapatra.

Relevant text

No search results for Laghubrahmi, Laghubrāhmī, Laghu-brahmi, Laghu-brāhmī; (plurals include: Laghubrahmis, Laghubrāhmīs, brahmis, brāhmīs) in any book or story.