In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Mūtrala (मूत्रल) refers to “diuretic” (promotes diuresis, referring to the increased production of urine). The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Suśruta-saṃhitā and the Caraka-saṃhitā.

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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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Mutrala [मूत्रल] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Rotula aquatica Lour. from the Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Carmona viminea, Ehretia viminea, Rhabdia viminea. For the possible medicinal usage of mutrala, 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.

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

Mutrala in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrullus lanatus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cucumis vulgaris E.H.L. Krause (among others).

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

· Prodromus Plantarum Capensium (1794)
· Prodr. Flora Capensis, being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & port Natal (1800)
· Catalogus Seminum et Sporarum in Horto Botanico Universitatis Imperialis Tokyoensis (1915)
· Uses of plants by the Indians (1991)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Africae Australis Extratropicae (1826)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mūtrala (मूत्रल).—a. Promoting the secretion of urine, diuretic.

-lā see मूत्रफला (mūtraphalā).

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

Mūtrala (मूत्रल).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Diuretic. mf.

(-laḥ-lā) A cucumber. E. mūtra urine, lac aff.

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

1) Mūtrala (मूत्रल):—[from mūtra] mfn. diuretic, [Suśruta]

2) Mūtralā (मूत्रला):—[from mūtrala > mūtra] f. Cucumis Utilissimus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] another species of cucumber (also n.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Mūtrala (मूत्रल):—[mūtra-la] (laḥ-lā-laṃ) a. Diuretic. m. f. A cucumber.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mutrala 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Mutra, La.

Ends with: Atimutrala, Shukramutrala.

Full-text: Shukramutrala.

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