Patuparni, Paṭuparṇī: 7 definitions
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Patuparni 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)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Patuparni in India is the name of a plant defined with Argemone mexicana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Echtrus trivialis Lour. (among others).
2) Patuparni is also identified with Coccinia grandis It has the synonym Cephalandra indica Naudin (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· American Midland Naturalist (1914)
· Gardener’s Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement (1830)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1982)
· A Botanical Materia Medica (1812)
· Glimpses Cytogenet. India (1992)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Patuparni, for example side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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 DictionaryPaṭuparṇī (पटुपर्णी).—f. (-rṇī) A medicinal sort of moon plant. E. paṭu a sort of gourd, and parṇa a leaf, fem. aff. ṅīṣ; also paṭupatraka n.
(-kaṃ) and paṭupatrikā f. (-kā.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṭuparṇī (पटुपर्णी):—[=paṭu-parṇī] [from paṭu] f. Bryonia Grandis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṭuparṇī (पटुपर्णी):—[paṭu-parṇī] (rṇī) 3. f. A moon-plant.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusPaṭuparṇi (ಪಟುಪರ್ಣಿ):—
1) [noun] the climber Coccinia cordifolia ( = c. indica, = Bryonia grandis, = Momordica monadelpha) of Cucurbitaceae family.
2) [noun] its red edible fruit.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Patuparnika.
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