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Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu

Mahīja (महीज) refers to a “tree”, as mentioned in a list of twenty-five synonyms in the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Mahīja] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Mahīja (महीज) is another name for Ārdraka, a medicinal plant identified with Zingiber officinale Rosc. or “ginger root” from the Zingiberaceae or “ginger” family of flowering plants, according to verse 6. 27-29 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.—Note: Śuṇṭhi is dried and specially prepared form of Ārdraka by removing the outer scales of the rhizome. The major part of the oil of ginger remains in these scales and is obtained from the Śuṇṭhī/Ārdraka with scales.—The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Mahīja and Ārdraka, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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)

Mahija in India is the name of a plant defined with Zingiber officinale in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Curcuma longifolia Wall (among others).

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

· Zingiberoideae.
· Cytologia (1998)
· Cytologia (1997)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1981)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1820)

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

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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 dictionary

Mahīja (महीज).—

1) the planet Mars; इयं महीजे विधुजे शराष्टौ (iyaṃ mahīje vidhuje śarāṣṭau) Samayapradīpa.

2) Name of Narakāsura.

3) a tree.

-jā Name of Sītā.

-jam wet ginger.

Derivable forms: mahījaḥ (महीजः).

Mahīja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahī and ja (ज).

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

Mahīja (महीज).—m.

(-jaḥ) 1. The planet Mars. 2. A tree. n.

(-jaṃ) Wet ginger.

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

Mahīja (महीज).—[adjective] earth-born; [masculine] plant, tree.

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

1) Mahīja (महीज):—[=mahī-ja] [from mahī > mah] mfn. ‘earth-born’, ([probably]) born in the desert (said of horses), [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a plant, tree, [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] ‘son of the Earth’, Name of the planet Mars, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

4) Mahījā (महीजा):—[=mahī-jā] [from mahī-ja > mahī > mah] f. Name of Sītā, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

5) Mahīja (महीज):—[=mahī-ja] [from mahī > mah] n. green ginger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahija 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

Mahija (ಮಹಿಜ):—

1) [noun] (astrol.) the planet Mars, considered as the son of the earth.

2) [noun] a plant in gen.(more often refered to a tree).

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Mahīja (ಮಹೀಜ):—

1) [noun] (astrol.) the planet Mars, considered as the son of the earth.

2) [noun] = ಮಹೀರುಹ [mahiruha].

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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: Mahi, Ja.

Ends with: Kalpamahija, Malyamahija, Suramahija.

Full-text: Mahipraroha, Stamba, Gulma, Ardraka, Shringavera, Syandana.

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