Shatapushpa, Śatapuṣpā, Śatapuṣpa, Shata-pushpa: 13 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Śatapuṣpā and Śatapuṣpa can be transliterated into English as Satapuspa or Shatapushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Śatapuṣpā (शतपुष्पा):—One of the sixty-seven Mahauṣadhi, as per Rasaśāstra texts (rasa literature). These drugs are useful for processing mercury (rasa), such as the alchemical processes known as sūta-bandhana and māraṇa.
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
1) Śatapuṣpā (शतपुष्पा) is a Sanskrit word referring to the “fennel”, a plant species in the Apiaceae (carrot) family, and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā. The official botanical name of the plant is Foeniculum vulgare and has yellow flowers. It is native to the Mediterranean and prefers dry soil near the sea-coast or riverbanks. It has been traditionally used as a spice and as medicine, such as for enhacing the digestive system.
2) Śatapuṣpā can also refer to another plant, “Indian dill”, an annual herb from the Apiaceae (celery) family of flowering plants, and is also used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā. The official botanical name of the plant is Anethum graveoeloens var sowa. This plant is also mentioned as a medicine used for the treatment of all major fevers, as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which forms the first chapter of the Sanskrit work called Mādhavacikitsā. In this work, the plant has the synonym Śatāhvayā.
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Śatapuṣpā (शतपुष्पा) is another name for Śatāhvā, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.10-13 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Also see the description of the plant Miśreyā. Together with the names Śatapuṣpā and Śatāhvā, there are a total of twenty-four Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Śatapuṣpā (शतपुष्पा) is another name for “Śatāhvā” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning śatapuṣpā] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
1) Śatapuṣpa (शतपुष्प) or Śatapuṣpādi-ghṛta refers to one of the topics discussed in the Madhumatī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Madhumatī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term Śatapuṣpa-ādi-ghṛta in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—śatapuṣpādighṛtavidhānañca .
2) Śatapuṣpa (शतपुष्प) or Śatapuṣpādi-cūrṇa also refers to one of the topics discussed in the Yogāmṛta, a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kavirāja, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 ślokas.—The complete entry reads: (1) śatapuṣpādicūrṇaṃ (2) śatapuṣpādyaghṛtaṃ .
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)
Shatapushpa [शतपुष्पा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Anethum graveolens L. from the Apiaceae (Carrot) family. For the possible medicinal usage of shatapushpa, 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.
Shatapushpa in India is the name of a plant defined with Anethum graveolens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Peucedanum sowa (Roxb. ex Fleming) Kurz (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· The Flora of British India (1879)
· Spices Condiments Pl. Ethiopia (1981)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Fl. Libya (1985)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1984)
· Acta Biologica Cracoviensia, Series Botanica (1982)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Shatapushpa, for example diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Śatapuṣpa (शतपुष्प).—epithet of the poet Bhāravi.
Derivable forms: śatapuṣpaḥ (शतपुष्पः).
Śatapuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śata and puṣpa (पुष्प).
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Śatapuṣpā (शतपुष्पा).—Anethum Sowa (Mar. śopā).
Śatapuṣpā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śata and puṣpā (पुष्पा). See also (synonyms): śataprasūnā.
Śatapuṣpa (शतपुष्प).—name of a former Buddha: Mahāvastu iii.231.10.
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Śatapuṣpā (शतपुष्पा).—name of a ‘gandharva maid’: Kāraṇḍavvūha 4.18.
Śatapuṣpa (शतपुष्प).—m.
(-ṣpaḥ) The poet Bharavi, the author of the Kiratarju- Niyam. f.
(-ṣpā) A sort of dill or fennel, (Anethum sowa.) “sulaphā .”
1) Śatapuṣpa (शतपुष्प):—[=śata-puṣpa] [from śata] mf(ā)n. having a h° flowers, many-flowered, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Anethum Sowa, [Suśruta; Varāha-mihira’s Yogayātrā]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of the poet Bhāravi, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] of a mountain, [Buddhist literature]
5) Śatapuṣpā (शतपुष्पा):—[=śata-puṣpā] [from śata-puṣpa > śata] f. Anethum Sowa, [Suśruta; Varāha-mihira]
6) [v.s. ...] Andropogon Aciculatus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] = adhaḥ-puṣpī, priyangu, śukla-vacā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] Name of a Gandharva female, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
Śatapuṣpa (शतपुष्प):—[śata-puṣpa] (ṣpaḥ) 1. m. The poet Bhāravi; sort of dill or fennel.
Śatapuṣpa (शतपुष्प):—
1) m. a) Anethum Sowa Roxb. [Ratnamālā 116.] [Suśruta 1, 367, 13.] — b) Beiname Bhāravi’s [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 7, 27.] — c) Nomen proprium eines Berges [TĀRAN. 141.] —
2) f. ā [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 64, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 1.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 4, 15.] Anethum Sowa Roxb. [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 5, 17.] [Suśruta 1, 146, 3. 2, 31, 18. 95, 2. 222, 12. 227, 12. 393, 1.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 51, 15. 77, 8. 30.] = śuklavacā, priyaṅgu, śaṅkhapuṣpī, adhaḥpuṣpā [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 501.] śatapuṣpādivarga [Oxforder Handschriften 195,a,28. fg.]
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Partial matches: Pushpa, Shata.
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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Experimental evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of śatapushpā (anethum sowa roxb) on carrageenan induced paw oedema < [2018, Issue II, february,]
Evaluation of efficacy of shatapushpa phala churna in rajakrichrita with special reference to primary dysmenorrhoea < [2016, Issue XII December]
A case report on the management of artava kshaya with shatapushpa kalpa and shatapushpa taila matra basti < [2021, Issue 4, April]
AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
Clinical efficacy of Shatapushpa (Anethum sowa Kurz.) powder in the management of Artava kshaya (oligomenorrhoea) < [Volume 31 (4); 2010 (Oct-Dec)]
Effect of Shatapushpa Taila Matra Basti and Pathadi Kwatha on Poly Cystic Ovarian Disease < [Volume 33 (2); 2012 (Apr-Jun)]
Clinical efficacy of Ayurveda treatment regimen on Subfertility with Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) < [Volume 31 (1); 2010 (Jan-Mar)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pharmacognostical evaluation of madhutailika basti < [2020: Volume 9, December issue 15]
Pharmaco-analytical study of trayodashanga guggulu vati < [2023: Volume 12, April issue 5]
Management of asrigdara in ayurveda review article < [2023: Volume 12, April issue 5]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Ayurved management of PCOS: A Case Report < [Vol. 8 No. 3 (2023)]
Role of Shatapushpa Taila in the management of Artava Kshaya < [Vol. 9 No. 1 (2024)]
Clinical efficacy of Shatapushpa Taila Matra Basti in Artava Kshaya with Low... < [Vol. 9 No. 6 (2024)]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXXVI - Treatment of an attack by Naigamesha < [Canto II - Kaumarabhritya-tantra (pediatrics, gynecology and pregnancy)]
Chapter XXXIX - Symptoms and Treatment of Fever (Jvara) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXCIX - Various other medicinal Recipes < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CCXVII - Various Recipes for the cure of sterility, virile impotency, etc. < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CCII - Various other medicinal Recipes (continued) < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
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