Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Raktasara in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia catechu in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd. var. catechuoides (Roxb.) Prain (among others).

2) Raktasara is also identified with Pterocarpus santalinus It has the synonym Lingoum santalinum (L.f.) Kuntze (etc.).

3) Raktasara is also identified with Rumex vesicarius.

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

· Candollea (1990)
· The forest flora of North-West and Central India (1874)
· Berichte des Geobotanischen Institutes der Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Stiftung Rübel (1990)
· Plant-Book
· London Journal of Botany (1842)
· Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2006)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Raktasara, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Raktasāra (रक्तसार).—red sandal.

Derivable forms: raktasāram (रक्तसारम्).

Raktasāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and sāra (सार).

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

1) Raktasāra (रक्तसार):—[=rakta-sāra] [from rakta > raj] mfn. whose essence is blood, having a sanguinary nature, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a species of plant, [Suśruta] (= amla-vetasa or rakta-kadhira, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])

3) [v.s. ...] n. red sandal or Caesalpina Sappan, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Raktasara 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: Sara, Cara, Rakta.

Starts with: Raktasarah.

Full-text: Raktasar, Raktacandana.

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