Shanapuspi: 2 definitions

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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Shanapuspi [शणपुष्पी] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Crotalaria verrucosa L. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Crotalaria coerulea, Crotalaria angulosa, Crotalaria mollis. For the possible medicinal usage of shanapuspi, 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.

Shanapuspi [शणपुष्पी] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Crotalaria pallida var. pallida from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Crotalaria javanica, Crotalaria striata var. acutifolia.

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

Shanapuspi in India is the name of a plant defined with Crotalaria verrucosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Anisanthera hastata Raf. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Cytologia (1989)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Sylloge Plantarum Novarum (1828)
· Bulletin du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (1946)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)

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

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