Shubhrapunkha, Śubhrapuṅkhā, Shubhra-punkha: 1 definition

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Shubhrapunkha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śubhrapuṅkhā can be transliterated into English as Subhrapunkha or Shubhrapunkha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Ayurveda (science of life)

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Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Śubhrapuṅkhā (शुभ्रपुङ्खा) is another name for Śvetaśarapuṅkhā, a medicinal plant mentioned as a variety of Śarapuṅkhā, identified with Tephrosia purpurea Linn. (“common tephrosia”) from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.71-73 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Śubhrapuṅkhā and Śvetaśarapuṅkhā, there are a total of five Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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.

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