Raktalu, aka: Raktālu; 1 Definition(s)
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Raktālu (रक्तालु) is another name for Piṇḍālu, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Dioscorea alata (purple yam). It is classified as a medicinal plant in the system of Āyurveda (science of Indian medicine) and is used throughout literature such as the Suśrutasaṃhita and the Carakasaṃhitā. The synonym was identified in the Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 7.69), which is a 13th-century medicinal thesaurus.
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany
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.
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Pindalu | Piṇḍālu (पिण्डालु).—m. (f. ? Sanskrit Lex. id.; °lū, f., Schmidt, Nach-träge; AMg. °lu, m.), an... | |
Ratali | ratāḷī (रताळी).—f Sweet-potato-plant.--- OR --- rātāḷī (राताळी).—f-ḷūṃ n-ḷēṃ n Sweet-potato&nda... |
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 11 - Mercurial operations (9): Rehabilitation of Mercury (anubasana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]
Part 18 - Mercurial operations (16): Incineration of mercury (bhasmikarana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 2 - Dietary prescriptions < [Chapter I - General health prescriptions]