Prachina, Prāchīnā: 1 definition
Introduction:
Prachina means something in 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.
Ambiguity: Although Prachina has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Pracina. It further has the optional forms Prāchīnā and Prāchīna.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Prachina in India is the name of a plant defined with Cissampelos pareira in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dissopetalum mauritianum (Thouars) Miers (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Brasiliensis (1825)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturae (1817)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal de Botanique (1809)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 14 (1784)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Prachina, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Prachinabarhi, Prachinabarhis, Prachinabarhisha, Prachinagarbha, Prachinagatha, Prachinagra, Prachinakalpa, Prachinamalaka, Prachinamata, Prachinambastika, Prachinamula, Prachinanita, Prachinapanasa, Prachinatilaka, Prachinavita, Prachinavitin, Prachinayoga, Prachinayogaputra, Prachinopavita.
Ends with: Aprachina.
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Search found 20 books and stories containing Prachina, Prāchīnā, Prāchīna; (plurals include: Prachinas, Prāchīnās, Prāchīnas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.63 < [Section XIII - Initiation (upanayana)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Classical blueprint generation of Madhavilata (hiptage benghalensis Linn) Based on ayurveda synonyms as an identity constraint. - < [Volume 11, issue 2 (2023)]
Bhagavatpadabhyudaya by Lakshmana Suri (study) (by Lathika M. P.)
Dispute over Śaṅkara’s Birth Place < [Chapter 4 - Similarities and Dissimilarities]
Annadatri-carita (study) (by Sarannya V.)
5. The Grand feast in Sangam Literature < [Chapter 1 - The Myth of Grand Feast]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 2 - The Origin of Men: the Birth of Daksha < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]