Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Marahatthi in India is the name of a plant defined with Gossypium arboreum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gossypium arboreum Vell. (among others).

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

· Science and Culture (1991)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1992)
· Florae Fluminensis Icones (1831)
· Acta Botanica Sinica (1985)
· Taxon (1969)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2009)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Marahatthi, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, 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

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Marahaṭṭhī (मरहट्ठी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Mahārāṣṭrī.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Full-text: Maharashtri.

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