The Sanskrit terms Śvetapuṣpa and Śvetapuṣpā can be transliterated into English as Svetapuspa or Shvetapushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

1) Śvetapuṣpā (श्वेतपुष्पा) is another name for Mahāsitā, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.69-70 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 Śvetapuṣpā and Mahāsitā, there are a total of five Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

2) Śvetapuṣpā (श्वेतपुष्पा) also represents a synonym for Sinduvāra, a medicinal plant identified with Vitex negundo Linn. (or ‘chaste tree’) from the Lamiaceae or “mint” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.151-152. Together with the names Śvetapuṣpa and Sinduvāra, there are a total of eight Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Śvetapuṣpa (श्वेतपुष्प) refers to the “white flowers (of a tree)” which were commonly manipulated using recipes prescribed in the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “The white flowers (śvetapuṣpa) of a tree [śvetaṃ puṣpaṃ taroḥ] turn into a golden colour if the tree is watered with a mixture of Curcuma longa powder, Butea monosperma, Gossypium herbaceum seed, Rubia cordifolia and the Symplocos racemosa tree. [...] The white flowers (śvetapuṣpa) of a tree turn into a golden colour if it is smeared at the roots with the mixture of Rubia cordifolia, red lead, milk, a kind of fragrant earth and flesh of pigeon”.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Shvetapushpa in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrullus colocynthis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Linnaea (1838)
· Garcia Orta, Sér. Bot. (1976)
· Species Plantarum
· Index Seminum [Goettingen] (1833)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Shvetapushpa, for example extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śvetapuṣpa (श्वेतपुष्प).—m.

(-ṣpaḥ) A plant, (Vitex trifolia.) f.

(-ṣpā) The Ghosha-plant. E. śveta white, and puṣpa a flower.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śvetapuṣpa (श्वेतपुष्प).—1. [neuter] a white flower.

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Śvetapuṣpa (श्वेतपुष्प).—2. [feminine] ī having white flower.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śvetapuṣpa (श्वेतपुष्प):—[=śveta-puṣpa] [from śveta > śvit] n. a wh° flower, [Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] mf(ī)n. wh°-flowering, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]

3) [v.s. ...] m. Vitex Negundo, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Śvetapuṣpā (श्वेतपुष्पा):—[=śveta-puṣpā] [from śveta-puṣpa > śveta > śvit] f. Name of various plants (Crataea Roxburghii; a white-flowering species of Clitoria Ternatea; Artemisia Vulgaris or Alpinia Nutans; colocynth; a white-fl° variety of Vitex Negundo; = ghoṣātakī or nāga-dantī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śvetapuṣpa (श्वेतपुष्प):—[śveta-puṣpa] (ṣpaḥ) 1. m. A plant, Vitex trifolia. 1. f. A ghosha with white flowers.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shvetapushpa in German

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shveta, Pushpa.

Starts with: Shvetapushpaka.

Full-text: Shvetapushpi, Shveta, Pushpa, Mahashita, Kovidara, Sinduvara.

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