Shitapushpaka, Śītapuṣpaka, Shita-pushpaka: 6 definitions
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Shitapushpaka 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 Śītapuṣpaka can be transliterated into English as Sitapuspaka or Shitapushpaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Shitapushpaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis gigantea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Streptocaulon cochinchinense (Lour.) G. Don (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 (1988)
· Phytotherapy Research (2005)
· Transfusion (1993)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Science and Culture (1980)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚītapuṣpaka (शीतपुष्पक).—benzoin.
Derivable forms: śītapuṣpakam (शीतपुष्पकम्).
Śītapuṣpaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīta and puṣpaka (पुष्पक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītapuṣpaka (शीतपुष्पक).—n.
(-kaṃ) Storax or Benzoin. E. śīta cold, (in the snowy mountains,) puṣpa a flower, kan aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śītapuṣpaka (शीतपुष्पक):—[=śīta-puṣpaka] [from śīta] m. Calotropis Gigantea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([varia lectio] śiva-p)
2) [v.s. ...] n. bitumen, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītapuṣpaka (शीतपुष्पक):—[śīta-puṣpaka] (kaṃ) 1. n. Storax or benzoin.
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