The Sanskrit term Madhupuṣpa can be transliterated into English as Madhupuspa or Madhupushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Madhupuṣpā (मधुपुष्पा) is another name for Nāgadantī, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Croton oblongifolius Roxb., synonym of Chrozophora tinctoria or “dyer's croton” from the Euphorbiaceae or “sphurge” family of flowering plant, according to verse 5.86-88 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 Madhupuṣpā and Nāgadantī, there are a total of fifteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Madhupuṣpa (मधुपुष्प) refers to the “flowers of the Madhuca indica” and is used in the process of producing long lasting fruits (on the tree) [e.g., anāśi-phalatva], according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “A ball made out of the mixture of flowers of the Madhuca indica [e.g., Madhupuṣpa], Nymphaea caerulea, honey, crystalline sugar and Glycyrrhiza glabra kept in a hole made at the root of a tree produces long lasting fruits (on the tree)”.

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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) Madhupushpa in India is the name of a plant defined with Albizia lebbeck in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acacia speciosa (Jacq.) Willd. (among others).

2) Madhupushpa is also identified with Saraca indica It has the synonym Jonesia confusa Hassk. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Species Plantarum.

If you are looking for specific details regarding Madhupushpa, for example side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Madhupuṣpa (मधुपुष्प).—

1) the Aśoka tree.

2) the Bakula tree.

3) the Dantī tree.

4) the Śirīṣa tree.

Derivable forms: madhupuṣpaḥ (मधुपुष्पः).

Madhupuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madhu and puṣpa (पुष्प).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madhupuṣpa (मधुपुष्प).—m.

(-ṣpaḥ) 1. A tree, (Bassia latifolia.) 2. The Mimosa Sirisha. 3. The Bakula tree, (Mimusops elengi.) E. madhu wine or honey, and puṣpa flower.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Madhupuṣpa (मधुपुष्प):—[=madhu-puṣpa] [from madhu] m. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) Bassia Latifolia, Acacia Sirissa, Jonesis Asoka, Mimusops Elengi

2) Madhupuṣpā (मधुपुष्पा):—[=madhu-puṣpā] [from madhu-puṣpa > madhu] f. Croton Polyandrum or C° Tiaridium Indicum. =

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madhupuṣpa (मधुपुष्प):—[madhu-puṣpa] (ṣpaḥ) 1. m. A tree (Bassia latifolia or Mimusops elengi).

[Sanskrit to German]

Madhupushpa in German

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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 corpus

Madhupuṣpa (ಮಧುಪುಷ್ಪ):—

1) [noun] the large, evergreen tree Manilkara elengi of Sapotaceae family.

2) [noun] its flower.

3) [noun] the tree Jonesia asoca ( = Saraca indica) of Caesalpiniaceae family; Ashoka tree.

4) [noun] the tree Acacia speciosa of Mimosae family; sirissa tree.

5) [noun] the tree Madhuca indica ( = Bassia latifolia) of Sapotaceae family; Indian butter tree.

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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)

Partial matches: Pushpa, Madhu, Matu.

Full-text: Jalamadhuka, Madhuca indica, Madhu, Nagadanti, Ashoka.

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