Biology (plants and animals)

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

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

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

· Flora Indica (1768)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1993)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1994)
· Journal of Japanese Botany (1981)
· Revue Horticole (1853)
· Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale (1821)

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

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Nīlapadma (नीलपद्म).—n.

(-dmaṃ) The blue lotus, (Nynphæa cærulea.) E. nīla, and padma a lotus.

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

Nīlapadma (नीलपद्म):—[=nīla-padma] [from nīla > nīl] n. the blue water-lily, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Nīlapadma (नीलपद्म):—[nīla-padma] (dmaṃ) 1. n. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nilapadma 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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Partial matches: Padma, Nila.

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