Rasna, Rasa-una, Rashna, Rāsnā, Rasona: 24 definitions
Introduction:
Rasna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Rāsnā (रास्ना):—One of the sixty-seven Mahauṣadhi, as per Rasaśāstra texts (rasa literature). These drugs are useful for processing mercury (rasa), such as the alchemical processes known as sūta-bandhana and māraṇa.
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
Rasona (रसोन):—Another name for Laśuna, a medicinal plant (Allium sativum) used in the treatment of fever (jvara), as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which is part of the 7th-century Mādhavacikitsā, a Sanskrit classical work on Āyurveda.
Rāsnā (रास्ना) is a Sanskrit word referring to Pluchea lanceolata, a species of plant from the Asteraceae (sunflower) family of flowering plants. It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā. The literal translation of Rāsnā is “a girdle”.
This plant (Rāsnā) is also mentioned as a medicine used for the treatment of all major fevers (jvara), as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which forms the first chapter of the Sanskrit work called Mādhavacikitsā.
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Rāsnā (रास्ना) is another name for Śvetakaṇṭakārī, a medicinal plant related to Kaṇṭakārī, according to verse 4.33-36 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Rāsnā and Śvetakaṇṭakārī, there are a total of twenty-four Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Rasona (रसोन) refers to “garlic” and is mentioned in a list of potential causes for indigestion in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—A complete section in Bhojanakutūhala is devoted for the description of agents that cause indigestion [viz., rasona (garlic)]. These agents consumed on a large scale can cause indigestion for certain people. The remedies [viz., payas (milk)] for these types of indigestions are also explained therewith.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Rāsnā (रास्ना) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Alpinia galanga (Linn.) Willd.” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning rāsnā] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Rasona (रसोन) is another name for “Laśuna” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning rasona] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Rasona (रसोन) refers to Allium sativum, and is used in the Viśodhana (“washing off the wound’s impurities”) of wounds (vraṇa), according to Āyurveda sections in the Garuḍapurāṇa.—[...] After Viśodhana (wash off the ulcer's/wound's impurities by medicated decoction), the following formulations can be used for śodhana (purification) and ropaṇa (healing) externally:—[... e.g.,] The eraṇḍa-mūla (Castor root), two types of haridrā (Turmeric), Citraka (Plumbago zeylanica), Viśvabheṣaja (Zingiber officinale), Rasona (Allium sativum) and saindhava (rock salt) are ground well with takra (butter milk) or kāñjī (sour gruel). [...]
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Caraka has identified Rāsnā (Pluchea lanceolata) as the prime drug for subduing vāta vitiation.
Rāsnā (रास्ना) refers to a medicinal plant mentioned in the 7th-century Nirantarapadavyākhyā by Jejjaṭa (or Jajjaṭa): one of the earliest extant and, therefore, one of the most important commentaries on the Carakasaṃhitā.—Synonyms of Rāsnā: Rosanā, Vāyasuraī, Atirasā (?)[sic], Elāparṇī, Muktā (Yuktā), Surabhi; Pluchea lanceolata Oliver and Hiern.—(Cf. Glossary of Vegetable Drugs in Bṛhattrayī 337-338, Singh and Chunekar, 1999).—Pluchea lanceolata (DC.) C.B.Clarke.—(Cf. The Plant List, A Working List of All Plant Species, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden).
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Ayurveda calls garlic 'the wonder food'. It is a very pungent root whose botanical name is Allium Sativum, and it is from the Aliaceae family. In Sanskrit it is called rasona, in Hindi lasan, and in Marathi lasoon. It gives strength to the body, and is especially good for the heart. It is included in almost all forms of Indian curries, although it is not eaten by very puritanical sects like Vaishnavites because it is reputed to be an aphrodisiac. It is also eaten raw with oil and chillies as chutney, or with salt as a blood cleanser and for nervous disorders such as headaches and hysteria.
Biology (plants and animals)
Rasna in the Bengali language is the name of a plant identified with Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook. ex G.Don from the Orchidaceae (Orchid) family having the following synonyms: Epidendrum tessellatum, Vanda roxburghii, Cymbidium tessellatum. For the possible medicinal usage of rasna, 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.
Rasna in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. from the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family.
Rasna in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Acampe carinata (Griff.) Panigrahi from the Orchidaceae (Orchid) family having the following synonyms: Acampe papillosa var. flava, Gastrochilus carinatus.
Rasna [रसना] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Pluchea lanceolata (DC.) C.B.Clarke from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Berthelotia lanceolata.
Rashna in the Marathi language, ibid. previous identification.
Rasna [रसना] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.
Rasna in the Telugu language, ibid. previous identification.
Rasna in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Alpinia calcarata (Andrews) Roscoe from the Zingiberaceae (Ginger) family.
Rasna in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Leucoblepharis subsessilis Arn. from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Blepharispermum subsessile.
Rasna in the Hindi language, ibid. previous identification.
Rasna in the Oriya language, ibid. previous identification.
Rasna in the Oriya language, ibid. previous identification.
Rasna [रास्ना] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Acampe praemorsa (Roxb.) Blatt. & McCann from the Orchidaceae (Orchid) family having the following synonyms: Acampe excavata, Acampe wightiana, Vanda wightiana.
Rashna in India is the name of a plant defined with Pluchea lanceolata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Berthelotia lanceolata DC. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
· Fl. Egypt (2002)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1995)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1877)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1836)
· Pakistan Journal of Botany (1988)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Rashna, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
rāṣṇā (राष्णा).—m (Properly rāsnā) A plant, Mimosa octandra: also its root as a drug.
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rāsnā (रास्ना).—m S A medicinal shrub, Mimosa octandra.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Rasona (रसोन).—A kind of garlic; cf. लसोन (lasona).
Derivable forms: rasonaḥ (रसोनः).
See also (synonyms): rasuna.
Rāsnā (रास्ना).—f.
(-snā) 1. A plant, (Mimosa octandra.) 2. Another plant, (the serpent ophioxylon.) 3. A sort of perfume. E. ras to sound, nak Unadi aff., and the vowel made long.
Rasna (रस्न).—n. A thing.
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Rāsnā (रास्ना).—f. A sort of perfume.
Rasona (रसोन).—[masculine] a kind of garlic.
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Rāsnā (रास्ना).—[feminine] girdle; poss. rāsnāva.
1) Rasona (रसोन):—[from rasa > ras] a See rasona, p.871.
2) [from rasuna] b m. idem, [Suśruta; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Rasna (रस्न):—n. (said to be [from] √1. ras) a thing, object, [Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 12 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
4) Rasnā (रस्ना):—[from rasna] f. = rasanā, the tongue, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Rāsnā (रास्ना):—f. a girdle (cf. raśanā, raśmi), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
6) the ichneumon plant, [Suśruta; Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā] ([varia lectio] rāṣṇā)
7) Name of various other plants (Mimosa Octandra; Acampe Papillosa etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) bdellium, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
1) Rasona (रसोन):—(naḥ) 1. m. Garlic.
2) Rasna (रस्न):—(snaṃ) 1. n. Thing, substance.
3) Rāsnā (रास्ना):—(snā) 1. f. Mimosa octandra.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
1) Rasna in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) the tongue; —[kholana] to speak out; —[talu se lagana] to become mute, to be quiet..—rasna (रसना) is alternatively transliterated as Rasanā.
2) Rasna in Hindi refers in English to:—(v) to get displeased/angry; to sulk..—rasna (रूसना) is alternatively transliterated as Rūsanā.
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Nepali dictionary
Rashna is another spelling for रशना [raśanā].—n. 1. a woman's belt of woven strands; 2. cloth tied round the girdle; 3. belt; 4. a rope; cord;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
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Search found 42 books and stories containing Rasna, Rasa-una, Rasa-ūna, Rashna, Rāsnā, Rāṣṇā, Rasnā, Rasona; (plurals include: Rasnas, unas, ūnas, Rashnas, Rāsnās, Rāṣṇās, Rasnās, Rasonas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Scientific analysis of pharmacological status of rasna and nirgundi < [2023: Volume 12, February issue 3]
Avascularnecrosis in ayurvedic perspective < [2022: Volume 11, November issue 15]
Management of amavata disease according to ayurveda < [2021: Volume 10, December issue 14]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Trends of Research studies on Gridhrasi < [Vol. 6 No. 02 (2021)]
A Review on Anupana for Saptadhatus of Rasashastra < [Vol. 3 No. 04 (2018)]
A critical review on effects of Rasayana in Musculoskletal Disorders w.s.r.... < [Vol. 10 No. 4 (2025)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Review of prasaranyadi kashay in the treatment of frozen shoulder < [2016, Issue VI June]
Study on agrya aushadhi (foremost substances) w.s.r to clinical practice in ayurveda < [2021, Issue 6, June]
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AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
A comparative study of Rasona Rasnadi Ghanavati and Simhanada Guggulu on Amavata with special reference to Rheumatoid arthritis < [Volume 32 (1); 2011 (Jan-Mar)]
Efficacy of traditional treatment regimen on Kati Shoola with special reference to lumbar spondylolisthesis < [Volume 34 (1); 2013 (Jan-Mar)]
Clinical efficacy of Rasona Pinda in the management of Amavata (rheumatoid arthritis) < [Volume 31 (3); 2010 (Jul-Sep)]
International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
Ayurveda management of Katigraha w.s.r to Lumbar Spondylosis < [Vol. 4 No. 9: SEP (2021)]
A Controlled and Comparative Study on Vatari Guggulu and Shiva Guggulu in the... < [Vol. 4 No. 11: nov (2021)]
Geriatric Health Care through Rasayana : A Review < [Vol. 3 No. 11: Nov (2020)]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 24 - Usage of poisons < [Chapter XXX - Visha (poisons)]
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Part 14 - Dietary presecriptions and prohibitions when taking iron < [Chapter IV - Metals (4): Lauha (iron)]
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