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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Sahasravedhi (सहस्रवेधि) is another name (synonym) for Hiṅgu, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Ferula assa-foetida (asafoetida). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 6.72-75), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus. The synonym can also be divided as two separate synonyms, Śūlaghna and Gulmaghna.

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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)

Sahasravedhi in India is the name of a plant defined with Rumex vesicarius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

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

· Berichte des Geobotanischen Institutes der Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Stiftung Rübel (1990)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Candollea (1990)
· Bocconea, Monographiae Herbarii Mediterranei Panormitani (1992)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sahasravēdhi (ಸಹಸ್ರವೇಧಿ):—

1) [noun] the plant Oxalis monadelpha of Oxalidaceae family; yellow wood sorrel.

2) [noun] the strong smelling, brownish gumof the plant Ferula Assafoetida, used in seasoning food; asafoetida.

3) [noun] the cane Calamus viminalis (var. fasciculata) of Arecaceae family.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vedhi, Sahasra.

Starts with: Sahasravedhin.

Full-text: Hingu.

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