Musli, Muslī: 3 definitions

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Musli means something in Hindi, 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.

Ambiguity: Although Musli has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Musali.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Musli [मुसली] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Chlorophytum tuberosum (Roxb.) Baker from the Asparagaceae (Asparagus) family. For the possible medicinal usage of musli, 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.

Musli [मुस्ली] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Chlorophytum comosum Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques from the Asparagaceae (Asparagus) family.

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

1) Musli in India is the name of a plant defined with Asparagus capitatus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asparagus gracilis Royle ex Baker, nom. illeg. (among others).

2) Musli is also identified with Asparagus curillus It has the synonym Asparagopsis curilla (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Kunth (etc.).

3) Musli is also identified with Asparagus racemosus It has the synonym Asparagopsis sarmentosa Dalzell & A. Gibson, nom. illeg. (etc.).

4) Musli is also identified with Roscoea purpurea It has the synonym Roscoea purpurea f. alba Cowley (etc.).

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

· Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. (1810)
· Flora of the British India (1892)
· Tent. Fl. Abyss. (1850)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Malpighia (1937)
· Phytochemistry (1993)

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

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Musli in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a small pestle; a medicinal plant, its root..—musli (मूसली) is alternatively transliterated as Mūsalī.

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