Rubu: 3 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Biology
Languages
1. Sanskrit
See also

Introduction:

Rubu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Rubu (रुबु) is a variant spelling for ruvu, a Sanskrit name for a specific plant (synonym for raktairaṇḍa).

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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)

Rubu in India is the name of a plant defined with Ricinus communis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Croton spinosus L. (among others).

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

· Cytologia (1980)
· Catalogus Plantarum Madagascariensium (1906)
· Recent Res. Pl. Sci. (1979)
· Kew Bulletin (1984)
· Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames (1984)
· Species Plantarum

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

Rubu (रुबु).—The castor-oil tree.

Derivable forms: rubuḥ (रुबुः).

See also (synonyms): ruvu, ruvuka, rubuka.

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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.

Relevant text

Search found 7 books and stories containing Rubu; (plurals include: Rubus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical screening of Rubus laciocarpus. < [2018: Volume 7, June issue 11]

Competitive measures of some phytoconstituents for thrombolytic effect < [2016: Volume 5, February issue 2]

Tannin extraction from mangrove plant and its use as natural color < [2018: Volume 7, March issue 5]

Preliminary survey of wild edibles of kolli hills of salem < [Volume 11 (issue 3-4), Jan-Jun 1992]

Plants used in folk medicine by the kotas of nilgiri district, tamil nadu < [Volume 10 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1991]

Less known edible fruit – yielding plants of nilgiris < [Volume 12 (issue 3-4), Jan-Jun 1993]

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Appendix III - Synonyms of Flora (Vanauṣadhi-varga)