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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

1) Pārāvatapadī (पारावतपदी) is another name for Tejovatī, a medicinal plant similar to Jyotiṣmatī Celastrus paniculatus (black oil plant or intellect tree) from the Celastraceae or “staff vine” or “bittersweet family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.82 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The Raj Nighantu reads Jyotiṣmatī and Tejovatī together while Bāpālāl identifies Tejovatī with Zanthoxylum budrunga (cape yellowwood or Indian ivy-rue) from the Rutaceae or “rue” or “citrus” family. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Pārāvatapadī and Tejovatī, there are a total of thirty-one Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

2) Pārāvatapadī (पारावतपदी) also represents a synonym for Kākajaṅghā, an unidentified medicinal plant possibly identified with either Peristrophe bicalyculata Nees (Masī) or Leea aequata Linn. syn. Leea hirta Roxb. ex Hornem., according to verse 4.142-143. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Pārāvatapadī and Kākajaṅghā, there are a total of seven Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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

Paravatapadi [पारावतपदी] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Vitex leucoxylon L.f. from the Verbenaceae (Verbena) family having the following synonyms: Wallrothia leucoxylon. For the possible medicinal usage of paravatapadi, 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)

1) Paravatapadi in India is the name of a plant defined with Vitex leucoxylon in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vitex rheedei Kostel. (among others).

2) Paravatapadi is also identified with Vitex peduncularis It has the synonym Vitex alata Roxb., nom. illeg. (etc.).

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

· Phytologia (1977)
· Phytologia (1978)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (1752)
· Phytologia (1971)
· Supplementum Plantarum Systematis Vegetabilium Editionis Decimae Tertiae (1782)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis

If you are looking for specific details regarding Paravatapadi, for example diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pārāvatapadī (पारावतपदी).—f. (-dī) Heart-pea: see pārāvatāṅghri . kākajaṅghāyāmca .

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

Pārāvatapadī (पारावतपदी):—[=pārāvata-padī] [from pārāvata] f. Cardiospermum Halicacabum, [Bhāvaprakāśa; Caraka]

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

Pārāvatapadī (पारावतपदी):—[pārāvata-padī] (dī) 3. f. Heart-pea.

[Sanskrit to German]

Paravatapadi 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: Paravata, Padi, Pati.

Full-text: Paravatanghri, Kakajangha, Tejovati.

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