Raktacitraka, Rakta-citraka: 7 definitions
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Raktacitraka 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Raktachitraka.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
Source: Ancient Science of Life: Botanical identification of plants described in Mādhava CikitsāRaktacitraka (रक्तचित्रक) refers to the medicinal plant Plumbago indica L. Syn. Pityriasis rosea L., and is used in the treatment of atisāra (diarrhoea), according to the 7th century Mādhavacikitsā chapter 2. Atisāra refers to a condition where there are three or more loose or liquid stools (bowel movements) per day or more stool than normal. The second chapter of the Mādhavacikitsā explains several preparations [including Raktacitraka] through 60 Sanskrit verses about treating this problem.
Note: Raktacitraka (Plumbago indica L. Syn. Pityriasis rosea L.) is the red flowered variety of Citraka.
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuRaktacitraka (रक्तचित्रक) is a variety of Citraka: a medicinal plant identified with (1) [white variety] Plumbago zeylanica Linn.; (2) [red variety] Plumbago rosea Linn. syn. or Plumbago indica Linn., both from the Plumbaginaceae or “leadwort” family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.46-47 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.—Note: Bapalal refers a totally different variety, used as Red Citraka or Rato Chitro (rātocitro) in Ābu and Girnār. This is knwon as Vogalia indica.
Raktacitraka is mentioned as having ten synonyms: Kāla, Vyāla, Kālamūla, Atidīpya, Mārjāra, Agni, Dāhaka, Pāvaka, Citrāṅga and Mahāṅga.
Properties and characteristics: “Raktacitraka is appetiser and quells leprosy and allied skin disorders. It improves the body weight and is rejuvenating. It penitrates [penetrates?] the mercury and is used to fix it.”.
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)Raktacitraka in India is the name of a plant defined with Plumbago indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Thela coccinea Loureiro (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Herbarium Amboinense
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktacitraka (रक्तचित्रक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A tree, (Plumbago rosea or coccinea. Syn. P. Rosea.) “raktacitā”
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktacitraka (रक्तचित्रक):—[=rakta-citraka] [from rakta > raj] m. Plumbago Rosea, [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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Citraka, Rakta.
Full-text: Atidipya, Atyala, Kalamula, Dahaka, Marjara, Citranga, Anala, Agni, Kala, Vyala, Pavaka, Mahanga, Citraka.
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