Shuklakanda, Śuklakanda, Shukla-kanda: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Shuklakanda 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 Śuklakanda can be transliterated into English as Suklakanda or Shuklakanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Shuklakanda in India is the name of a plant defined with Aconitum heterophyllum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aconitum heterophyllum Wall..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Illustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains (1833)
· Numer. List (4722)
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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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śuklakanda (शुक्लकन्द):—[=śukla-kanda] [from śukla > śukra] m. a kind of bulbous plant (= mahiṣa-k), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Śuklakandā (शुक्लकन्दा):—[=śukla-kandā] [from śukla-kanda > śukla > śukra] f. = ativiṣā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Ativisha as a drug of choice in pediatric ailments < [2023: Volume 12, March issue 4]
Vatsanabh (aconite)-a review < [2022: Volume 11, May issue 5]
Review of Ativisha (Aconitum heterophyllum) in Ayurveda and pharmacology. < [2023: Volume 12, May issue 7]