Pitapushpa, Pita-pushpa, Pītapuṣpa: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Pitapushpa 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.
The Sanskrit term Pītapuṣpa can be transliterated into English as Pitapuspa or Pitapushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu1) Pītapuṣpa (पीतपुष्प) is another name for Āhulya, an unidentified medicinal plant possibly identified with Cassia auriculata Linn., according to verse 4.166-170 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Pītapuṣpa and Āhulya, there are a total of thirteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Pītapuṣpā (पीतपुष्पा) is mentioned as a synonym for Jhiñjhirīṭā, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Triumfetta rhomboidea Jack. (synonym: Triumfetta bartramia Linn.) or “diamond burbark” from the Malvaceae or “mallows” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.201-202. Together with the names Pītapuṣpā and Jhiñjhirīṭā, there are a total of seven Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyPītapuṣpa (पीतपुष्प) is another name (synonym) for Karbudāra, which is the Sanskrit word for Bauhinia variegata (orchid tree), a plant from the Cleomaceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 13.99), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
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)1) Pitapushpa in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia nilotica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa scorpioides L. (among others).
2) Pitapushpa is also identified with Argemone mexicana It has the synonym Echtrus mexicanus (L.) Nieuwl. (etc.).
3) Pitapushpa is also identified with Benincasa hispida It has the synonym Benincasa cerifera Savi (etc.).
4) Pitapushpa is also identified with Biophytum umbraculum It has the synonym Oxalis petersianum C. Muell. (etc.).
5) Pitapushpa is also identified with Cajanus cajan It has the synonym Cytisus guineensis Schumach. & Thonn. (etc.).
6) Pitapushpa is also identified with Oxalis sessilis It has the synonym Biophytum apodiscias (Turcz.) Edgew. & Hook. f. (etc.).
7) Pitapushpa is also identified with Ruta graveolens It has the synonym Ruta hortensis Mill..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1990)
· Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris (1886)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1984)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1946)
· Hortus Botanicus Vindobonensis (1772)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pitapushpa, for example side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPītapuṣpa (पीतपुष्प).—Name of several plants, चम्पक, कर्णिकार (campaka, karṇikāra) &c.
Derivable forms: pītapuṣpaḥ (पीतपुष्पः).
Pītapuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pīta and puṣpa (पुष्प).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPītapuṣpa (पीतपुष्प).—m.
(-ṣpaḥ) 1. A species of Karnikara. 2. A sort of Tabernæmontana. f. (-ṣpā-ṣpī) Yellow barleria. E. pīta yellow, and puṣpa a flower; it may also be applied to any plant with yellow flowers.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pītapuṣpa (पीतपुष्प):—[=pīta-puṣpa] [from pīta] m. ‘y°-flowered’, Name of sub voce plants (Pterospermum Acerifolium or some other species, Michelia Champaka, Tabernaemontana Coronaeia, a species of y° Barleria), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Pītapuṣpā (पीतपुष्पा):—[=pīta-puṣpā] [from pīta-puṣpa > pīta] f. the colocynth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of shrub, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Cajanus Indicus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Pītapuṣpa (पीतपुष्प):—[=pīta-puṣpa] [from pīta] n. Tabernaemontana Coronaria, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPītapuṣpa (पीतपुष्प):—[pīta-puṣpa] (ṣpaḥ) 1. m. Pterospermum; Tabernæmontana; Barleria.
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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 corpusPītapuṣpa (ಪೀತಪುಷ್ಪ):—[noun] the plant Ruta graveolens ( = R. angustifolia) of Rutaceae family.
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: Pushpa, Pita.
Starts with: Pitapushpakah.
Full-text: Ahulya, Jhinjhira, Pitapushpi, Jhinjhirita, Karbudara, Mahabala, Kovidara, Trapusa, Rakta, Raga.
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