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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Raktadalā (रक्तदला) is another name for Civillī, a medicinal plant possibly identified with either Portulaca sativa Linn., or Portulaca oleracea (“common purslane”) from the Portulacaceae or “purslane” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.76 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Raktadalā and Civillī, there are a total of five Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Raktadala in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Maharanga emodi (Wall.) DC. from the Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Onosma emodi, Maharanga wallichiana, Onosma vestita. For the possible medicinal usage of raktadala, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Raktadala in India is the name of a plant defined with Onosma echioides in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cerinthe echioides L..

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

· Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. (1975)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prop. Brit. Bot. (1929)
· Taxon (1978)
· Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. (1924)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Raktadalā (रक्तदला):—[=rakta-dalā] [from rakta > raj] f. a species of small shrub, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] = nalikā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Raktadala in German

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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: Dala, Rakta, Tala.

Full-text: Civillika, Civilli.

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