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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Raktakāṇḍā (रक्तकाण्डा) is another name for Raktapunarnavā, a medicinal plant identified with Boerhaavia diffusa Linn. or “red spiderling” from the Nyctaginaceae or “four o'clock” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.117-120 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 Raktakāṇḍā and Raktapunarnavā, there are a total of twenty-two 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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Raktakanda in India is the name of a plant defined with Allium cepa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Allium ascalonicum auct. (among others).

2) Raktakanda is also identified with Boerhavia diffusa It has the synonym Boerhavia procumbens Roxb. (etc.).

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

· Phytographia (1794)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc., (1939)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Observationum Botanicarum (Jacquin) (1771)
· Mant. Pl. Altera (1771)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Raktakanda, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Raktakanda (रक्तकन्द).—coral.

Derivable forms: raktakandaḥ (रक्तकन्दः).

Raktakanda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and kanda (कन्द). See also (synonyms): raktakandala.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Raktakanda (रक्तकन्द).—m.

(-ndaḥ) 1. Coral. 2. A sort of onion. 3. A kind of yam, (Dioscorea purpurea.) E. rakta red, and kanda a root.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Raktakanda (रक्तकन्द).—m. 1. coral. 2. a sort of onion.

Raktakanda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and kanda (कन्द).

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

1) Raktakanda (रक्तकन्द):—[=rakta-kanda] [from rakta > raj] m. coral, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

3) [v.s. ...] a kind of bulbous plant (= rājapalāṇḍu), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Raktakāṇḍā (रक्तकाण्डा):—[=rakta-kāṇḍā] [from rakta > raj] f. a red-flowering Punarnavā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Raktakanda (रक्तकन्द):—[rakta-kanda] (ndaḥ) 1. m. Coral; onion; yam.

[Sanskrit to German]

Raktakanda in German

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kanda, Rakta.

Starts with: Raktakandah, Raktakandala.

Full-text: Raktakandala, Raktapunarnava.

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