Shitapaki, Śītapākī: 6 definitions
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Shitapaki means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Śītapākī can be transliterated into English as Sitapaki or Shitapaki, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuŚītapākī (शीतपाकी) is another name for Raktaguñjā, one of the two varieties of Guñjā: a medicinal plants identified with Abrus precatorius (Indian licorice or rosary pea) from the Fabaceae or “legume family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.113-116 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Śītapākī and Raktaguñjā, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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)Sitapaki in India is the name of a plant defined with Getonia floribunda in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calycopteris nutans var. roxburghii Kurz (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Biochem. J. (1964)
· Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (1821)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1798)
· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· China Pl. Red Data Book (1992)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sitapaki, for example side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītapākī (शीतपाकी).—f. (-kī) 1. A medicinal root, commonly Kakoli. 2. A plant, (Sida cordifolia.) E. śīta cold, (in cold weather, &c.) pāka a ripening, ṅīp fem. aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītapākī (शीतपाकी):—[=śīta-pākī] [from śīta] f. a kind of potherb, [Mahābhārata] (Sida Cordifolia, Abrus Precatorius = kākolī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītapākī (शीतपाकी):—[śīta-pākī] (kī) 3. f. Idem; Sida cordifolia.
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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)
Starts with: Shitapakini.
Full-text: Ajaji, Kakoli, Raktagunja.
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
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