Ruchira: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Ruchira means something in 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.

Ambiguity: Although Ruchira has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Rucira. It further has the optional forms Rucha-ira and Ruchirā.

Biology (plants and animals)

Ruchira in India is the name of a plant defined with Crocus sativus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Safran officinarum Medik. (among others).

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

· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8 (1768)
· BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2004)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Illustrations of the Botany of the Himalayan Mountains (1834)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Nepali dictionary

Ruchira is another spelling for रुचिरा [rucirā].—n. (in prosody) a Sanskrit meter;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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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.

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