Shundi, Śuṇḍī: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Shundi 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 Śuṇḍī can be transliterated into English as Sundi or Shundi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuŚuṇḍī (शुण्डी) is another name for Nāgaśuṇḍī, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Heliotropium indicum Linn. or “Indian heliotrope” from the Boraginaceae or “forget-me-not” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.77 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Śuṇḍī and Nāgaśuṇḍī, there are a total of five 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)Sundi in India is the name of a plant defined with Zingiber officinale in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amomum zinziba Hill (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Nucleus (1984)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Zingiberoideae.
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1807)
· Bull. Bot. Survey India (1972)
· Cytologia (1997)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sundi, for example side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuṇḍī (शुण्डी).— in kaṇṭh-, f. Swelling of the kernels of the throat, [Suśruta] 1, 306, 5 (cf. the last).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śuṇḍī (शुण्डी):—[from śuṇḍ] f. the swelling or enlargement of any gland (cf. kaṇṭha, and gala-ś)
2) [v.s. ...] the plant Heliotropium Indicum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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: Shumdil, Shumdilu, Shundika, Shundikadi, Shundimushika, Shundin, Shundini, Shundirocani, Shundirocanika, Sumti.
Ends with: Bhrishundi, Bhushundi, Galashundi, Hastishundi, Hastrashundi, Kanthashundi, Mahashundi, Nagashundi, Namashundi, Sarashundi, Sumti, Varashundi, Vishundi.
Full-text (+7): Kanthashundi, Galashundi, Hastishundi, Nagashundi, Shundirocanika, Shundirocani, Sundi banthu, Sundi keere, Alu-sundi, Sumti, Intiriyakkoti, Mirukapattiri, Cuntikkirai, Cuntil, Namashundi, Shundika, Ilaccai-kettamaram, Shundarocanika, Shundarocani, Galashundika.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Shundi, Śuṇḍī, Sundi; (plurals include: Shundis, Śuṇḍīs, Sundis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 35 - Treatment for chronic diarrhea (7): Vajra-dhara rasa < [Chapter III - Jvaratisara fever with diarrhoea]
Treatment for fever (50): Mritotthapana rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Treatment for fever (49): Mrityu-vighatana rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Indian Medicinal Plants (by Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar)
54. Nymphaea lotus, Linn. < [Nymphaeaceae (water lilies family)]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 18 - Mercurial operations (16): Incineration of mercury (bhasmikarana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]
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