Nagajihva, Nāgajihvā: 7 definitions

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Nagajihva 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Nagajihva [नागजिह्वा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Enicostema axillare (Poir. ex Lam.) A.Raynal from the Gentianaceae (Gentian) family. For the possible medicinal usage of nagajihva, 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)

Nagajihva in India is the name of a plant defined with Enicostema axillare in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adenema hyssopifolium (Willd.) G. Don (among others).

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

· Taxon (1987)
· Species Plantarum. (1798)
· Adansonia (1969)
· Companion to the Botanical Magazine (1836)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1825)
· Flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1856)

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nagajihva in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nāgajihvā (नागजिह्वा).—f.

(-hvā) A plant, (Asclepias pseudosarsa:) see śārivā E. nāga a snake, and jihvā a tongue.

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

Nāgajihvā (नागजिह्वा):—[=nāga-jihvā] [from nāga] f. ‘s°-tongue’, a species of creeper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Nāgajihvā (नागजिह्वा):—[nāga-jihvā] (hvā) 1. f. A plant (Asclepias pseudosarsa).

[Sanskrit to German]

Nagajihva 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.

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