Snigdhapatra, Snigdha-patra, Snigdhapatrā: 3 definitions
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Snigdhapatra 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Snigdhapatra in India is the name of a plant defined with Pongamia pinnata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pterocarpus flavus Lour. (among others).
2) Snigdhapatra is also identified with Spinacia oleracea It has the synonym Obione stocksii Wight (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1894)
· Recent Res. Pl. Sci.. (1979)
· Diagnoses plantarum orientalium novarum (1859)
· J. Shanghai Agric. Coll. (1993)
· Species Plantarum
· Flore Forestière de la Cochinchine (1899)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Snigdhapatra, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySnigdhapatra (स्निग्धपत्र) or Snigdhapatrā (स्निग्धपत्रा).—the jujube.
Derivable forms: snigdhapatraḥ (स्निग्धपत्रः).
Snigdhapatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms snigdha and patra (पत्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySnigdhapatra (स्निग्धपत्र):—[snigdha-patra] (traḥ-trā) 1. m. f. A jujube.
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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