Mahameda, Mahāmedā, Mahāmeda, Maha-meda: 10 definitions
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Mahameda 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
Source: Wisdom Library: Ayurveda: CikitsaMahāmedā (महामेदा) is a Sanskrit word referring to Polygonatum verticillatum, a species of plant from the Asparagaceae family of flowering plants. It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā.
This plant (Mahāmedā) is also mentioned as a medicine used for the treatment of all major fevers (jvara), as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which forms the first chapter of the Sanskrit work called Mādhavacikitsā. In this work, the plant is known as Medā.
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuMahāmedā (महामेदा) is the Sanskrit name for an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 5.25-27 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Notes: Also see Medā. Th. B.S. et al. report that the elongated tuberous roots of (i) Polygonatum verticillatum All. are sold in the market by the name of Medā/Mahāmedā, Uniyāl also proposes (ii) Polygonatum cirrhifolium Royle. and S.M. considers (iii) Orchis mascula Linn/ (Sālab-miśrī) or Orchis latifolia Linn. Muñjātaka.—[...] Mahāmedā is a tuber of a creeper and is of slightly yellows white colour. The tuber of Medā is of white colour and has a thick exudate-like medodhātu (liquid fat).
Mahāmedā is mentioned as having ten synonyms: Vasucchidrā, Jīvanī, Pāṃśurāgiṇī, Deveṣṭā, Suramedā, Divyā, Devamaṇi, Devagandhā, Mahāchidrā and Ṛkṣārhā.
Properties and characteristics: “Mahāmedā is also cooling an appetiser. It increases kapha and semen. It cures raktapitta (bleeding disorders) and burning sensation. It is used in tuberculosis and fevers due to vāta”.
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) Mahameda in India is the name of a plant defined with Leptadenia pyrotechnica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Microloma pyrotechnicum (Forssk.) Spreng. (among others).
2) Mahameda is also identified with Polygonatum verticillatum It has the synonym Troxilanthes angustifolia Raf. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1988)
· Syn. Fl. Jura (1856)
· Journal de Botanique (Morot) (1892)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Elem. Bot. (Necker) (1790)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1880)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mahameda, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahāmeda (महामेद).—the coral tree; महामेदाभिधो ज्ञेयः (mahāmedābhidho jñeyaḥ) Bhāva. P.
Derivable forms: mahāmedaḥ (महामेदः).
Mahāmeda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and meda (मेद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāmeda (महामेद).—m.
(-daḥ) 1. The coral tree, (Erythrina Indica.) 2. A drug, classed amongst the principal drugs, and described as a tonic, and stimulant. E. mahā much, and meda marrow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahāmeda (महामेद):—[=mahā-meda] [from mahā > mah] m. Erythrina Indica, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] m. ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) or f(ā). ([Suśruta; Bhāvaprakāśa]) a species of medicinal plant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāmeda (महामेद):—[mahā-meda] (daḥ) 1. m. Coral tree; a drug.
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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 corpusMahāmēda (ಮಹಾಮೇದ):—[noun] = ಮಹಾಮೇಧ [mahamedha].
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)
Starts with: Mahamedani.
Full-text (+3): Ashtavarga, Purodbhava, Mahavapa, Surameda, Vasucchidra, Devamani, Mahachidra, Maha meda, Deveshta, Medas, Shalyaparni, Devatamani, Mahadevamani, Vriksharha, Divya, Tridanta, Devagandha, Pamsuragini, Riksharha, Lomasha.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 4 - The Pharmaceutics of the Sponge Gourd (dhamargava-kalpa) < [Kalpasthana (Kalpa Sthana) — Section on Pharmaceutics]
Chapter 18 - The therapeutics of Cough Disorder (kasa-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Chapter 1d - Revival of Ayurveda (the Science of Life) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 2 - Purification of shilajatu < [Chapter IV - Uparasa (4): Shilajatu or Shilajit (bitumen)]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXXVII - The treatment with an Anuvasana-vasti and an Uttara-vasti
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
1b. Study of Fever (Jvara) in the Caraka-Saṃhita < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]
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