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Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Pātālagāruḍī (पातालगारुडी) is another name for Vatsādanī, a medicinal plant identified with Cocculus hirsutus (broom creeper or ink berry) from the Menispermaceae or “moonseed” family of flowering plants, according to verse 3.102-104 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Pātālagāruḍī and Vatsādanī, there are a total of six Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Advances in Zoology and Botany: Ethnomedicinal List of Plants Treating Fever in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, India

Pātāla-garuḍī (or Pātāḻa-garuḍī) in the Marathi language refers to the medicinal climber “Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels”, and is used for ethnomedicine treatment of Fever in Ahmednagar district, India. The parts used are: “Roots”. Instructions for using the climber named Pātāla-garuḍī: A decoction of root a tablespoonful—twice a day.

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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

Patalagarudi [पातालगारुडी] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Cocculus hirsutus from the Menispermaceae (Moonseed) family having the following synonyms: Cocculus villosus. For the possible medicinal usage of patalagarudi, 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.

Patalagarudi in the Oriya language is the name of a plant identified with Rauvolfia tetraphylla L. from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Rauvolfia canescens, Rauvolfia heterophylla, Rauvolfia hirsuta.

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

Patalagarudi in India is the name of a plant defined with Cocculus hirsutus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Menispermum villosum Lam. (among others).

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

· The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology (1867)
· Leonardi Plukenetii
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1990)
· Burmah, its People and Natural Productions ed. 3 (1860)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Das Pflanzenreich (1910)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Patalagarudi, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, 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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pātālagaruḍī (पातालगरुडी):—[=pātāla-garuḍī] [from pātāla > pāt] f. a species of creeper, [Bhāvaprakāśa; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Patalagarudi 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pātāḷagaruḍi (ಪಾತಾಳಗರುಡಿ):—[noun] = ಪಾತಾಳಗರಡಿ [patalagaradi].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Garudi, Patala.

Full-text: Dridhalata, Tiktanga, Dirghakanda, Dridhakanda, Tarksha, Sauparṇa, Vatsadani, Garuda.

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