Madhulika, Madhūlikā, Madhulikā, Madhūlika: 12 definitions
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Madhulika 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMadhūlikā (मधूलिका).—A follower of Subrahmaṇya. (Śloka 19, Chapter 46, Śalya Parva).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuMadhūlikā (मधूलिका) is another name for Mūrvā, a medicinal plant identified with Marsdenia tenacissima from the Asclepiadoideae or “milkweed family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.19-21 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Madhūlikā and Mūrvā, there are a total of twenty-eight Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaMadhūlika (मधूलिक) refers to a variety of wheat, according to the Suśrutasaṃhitā Sūtrasthāna 46.21, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Wheat is mentioned in later Vedic saṃhitās. It can be observed that in Arthaśāstra, wheat occupied a more important place among the cereals and it being invariably mentioned with barley. Two varieties of wheat madhūlika and nāndimukhi have been mentioned by Suśruta in the list of inferior food grains. Mānasollāsa, the medieval period text refers to different wheat preparations such as sohala, pāhalikā, poḷikā (polikā), maṇaka and patrikā.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaMadhūlikā (मधूलिका) [or Madhūḷikā] refers to the medicinal plant known as “Elusine coracana (Linn.) Gaertn.” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning madhūlikā] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
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 DrugsMadhulika [मधूलिका] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Clematis heynei M.A.Rau & al. from the Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) family having the following synonyms: Clematis triloba. For the possible medicinal usage of madhulika, 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.
Madhulika [मधुलिका] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. from the Poaceae (Grass) family having the following synonyms: Cynosurus coracanus, Eleusine africana, Eleusine tocussa.
Madhulika [मधूलिका] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Marsdenia tenacissima (Roxb.) Moon from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Asclepias tenacissima, Pergularia tenacissima.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Madhulika in India is the name of a plant defined with Clematis gouriana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Clematis martini H. Lév. (among others).
2) Madhulika is also identified with Clematis triloba It has the synonym Clematis triloba B. Heyne.
3) Madhulika is also identified with Eleusine coracana It has the synonym Cynosurus coracan L. (etc.).
4) Madhulika is also identified with Eleusine indica It has the synonym Triticum geminatum Spreng. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plantae Europeae (1890)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum… . (1788)
· Bulletin de l’Académie Internationale de Géographie, Botanique (1902)
· Botaniska Notiser (1979)
· Flora Indica; or descriptions … (1820)
· Am. Journal of Botany (1999)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Madhulika, for example side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadhulikā (मधुलिका).—
1) Black mustard.
2) A kind of bee.
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Madhūlikā (मधूलिका).—A kind of tree.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhulikā (मधुलिका).—f.
(-kā) Black mustard. “rāisarṣape .”
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Madhulikā (मधुलिका):—[from madhu] f. black mustard, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [Mahābhārata]
3) Madhūlikā (मधूलिका):—[from madhūlaka > madhu] a f. a kind of bee, [Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] a species of grain, [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] a species of Bassia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Sanseviera Zeylanica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] a kind of citron, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] Aletris Hyacinthoides or Dracaena Nervosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] liquorice, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] arrac distilled from the blossoms of the Bassia tree or any intoxicating drink (also n.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) Madhūlika (मधूलिक):—[from madhu] mfn. astringent, sweet and pungent, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) [v.s. ...] m. astr°, sw° and p° taste, [ib.]
13) Madhūlikā (मधूलिका):—[from madhūlika > madhu] b f. See [preceding]
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMadhulikā (मधुलिका):—n. 1. → जेठीमधु [jeṭhīmadhu ] ; 2. an alcoholic drink made from wheat;
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