The Sanskrit term Śakrapuṣpī can be transliterated into English as Sakrapuspi or Shakrapushpi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Shakrapushpi [शक्रपुष्पी] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Tinospora cordifolia from the Menispermaceae (Moonseed) family. For the possible medicinal usage of shakrapushpi, 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.

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

Shakrapushpi in India is the name of a plant defined with Gloriosa superba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Methonica abyssinica (A. Rich.) Walp. (among others).

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

· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1985)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis (1843)
· Inst. Rei Herb. (1766)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1965)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śakrapuṣpī (शक्रपुष्पी).—f. (-ṣpī) A sort of potherb; also Viśalya. E. śakra the pentaptera arjuna, and puṣpa a flower; having similar flowers.

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

Śakrapuṣpī (शक्रपुष्पी):—[=śakra-puṣpī] [from śakra > śak] f. Menispermum Cordifolium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śakrapuṣpī (शक्रपुष्पी):—[śakra-puṣpī] (ṣpī) 3. f. A potherb.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shakrapushpi 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: Shakra, Pushpi.

Starts with: Shakrapushpika.

Full-text: Cakkaraputpi, Ananta.

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