The Sanskrit term Nīlabhṛṅgarāja can be transliterated into English as Nilabhrngaraja or Nilabhringaraja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Nīlabhṛṅgarāja (नीलभृङ्गराज) or Kṛṣṇabhṛṅgarāja refers to the blue/black-colored variety of Mārkava: a medicinal plant identified with Eclipta nigra, according to verse 4.138-141 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Note: R. P. T. claims he himself has seen its miraculous effect in normalising blood pressure and its rejuvenating effect.

Mārkava (3rd blue variety, viz. Nīlabhṛṅgarāja:) is mentioned as having nineteen synonyms: Nīla, Mahānīla, Nīlaka, Mahābhṛṅga, Nīlapuṣpa and Śyāmala.

Properties and characteristics: “Mārkava promotes the eye-sight, has bitter rasa and hot potency. It blackens the hair, is useful in diseases due to kapha and oedema. It is an antidote to poison. Blue Bhṛṅgarāja [viz., Nīlabhṛṅgarāja] is supposed to be rejuvenating (rasāyana)”.

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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)

Nilabhringaraja in India is the name of a plant defined with Eclipta alba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Eupatoriophalacron album Hitchc. (among others).

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

· Revista Brasileira de Genética (1986)
· Madroño (1978)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1985)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1990)
· Missouri Botanical Garden Report (1893)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1993)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Nīlabhṛṅgarāja (नीलभृङ्गराज):—[=nīla-bhṛṅgarāja] [from nīla > nīl] m. a species of Verbesina with blue blossoms, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Nilabhringaraja 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: Bhringaraja, Nila.

Full-text: Mahabhringa, Nilapushpa, Krishnabhringaraja, Nilaka, Shyamala, Mahanila, Markava, Nila.

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