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Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu

Pratāninī (प्रतानिनी) refers to a “creeper” (viz., a creeping plant), as mentioned in a list of eight synonyms for Vīrudh or Latā, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Pratāninī] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

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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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Pratanini 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 Nephroica ferrandiana (Gaud.) Miers (among others).

2) Pratanini is also identified with Paederia foetida It has the synonym Hondbesseion tomentosum (Blume) Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Bulletin of the Tokyo Science Museum (1948)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1944)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturae (1817)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1891)
· Acta Phytotax. Geobot. (1939)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Pratanini, for example side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Pratāninī (प्रतानिनी):—[=pra-tāninī] [from pra-tānin > pra-tan] f. a spreading creeper, climbing plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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.

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Partial matches: Pra.

Ends with: Latapratanini.

Full-text: Latapratanini, Pratanin, Virudh, Virudha.

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