Madhukarkati, Madhu-karkati, Madhukarkaṭī: 5 definitions
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Madhukarkati 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Madhukarkati in India is the name of a plant defined with Carica papaya in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vasconcellea peltata (Hook. & Arn.) A. DC. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1790)
· Florae Fluminensis Icones
· Verhandelingen van het bataviaasch genootschap van kunsten en wetenschappen (1790)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1804)
· Eclogae Plantarum Rariorum (1811)
· Flore des Antilles (1824)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Madhukarkati, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, 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
Madhukarkaṭī (मधुकर्कटी).—
1) sweet lime, a kind of citron.
2) A kind of date.
Madhukarkaṭī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madhu and karkaṭī (कर्कटी).
1) Madhukarkaṭī (मधुकर्कटी):—[=madhu-karkaṭī] [from madhu] f. the sw°, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] the sw° cucumber, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Madhukarkaṭī (मधुकर्कटी):—[(madhu + ka)] f. = madhubījapūra [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
Madhukarkaṭī (मधुकर्कटी):—f. —
1) süsse Citrone [Rājan 11,154.] —
2) süsse Gurke [Rājan 7,200.]
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: Karkati, Madhu, Matu.
Starts with: Madhukarkatika.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Madhukarkati, Madhu-karkati, Madhu-karkaṭī, Madhukarkaṭī; (plurals include: Madhukarkatis, karkatis, karkaṭīs, Madhukarkaṭīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
A Review On Amradi Varga (Medicinal Fruits) w.s.r To Dhanvantari Nighantu < [Vol. 4 No. 4: April (2021)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Dietary considerations for dysmenorrhoea (kashta artava) – a short review < [2022: Volume 11, December special issue 17]
Madanpal nighantu (lexicon) < [2019: Volume 8, May issue 6]
A review on shwasahara dravyas of bhavaprakasha nighantu < [2023: Volume 12, October special issue 18]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
45. A Topical Analysis of the Bhojana-Kutuhala < [Volume 2 (1954)]
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
On the Dravyaguna-sangraha of Chakrapani-datta < [Volume 2 (1992)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
A review on Priya Nighantu < [Volume 12, issue 8 (2024)]