Stanyajanana, Stanya-janana: 2 definitions

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Ayurveda (science of life)

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Stanyajanana (स्तन्यजनन) is the Sanskrit name for a group of medicinal plants, classified as “galactiphorous”, and originally composed by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna IV. The name is derived from the words stanya, translating to “breast milk”, and janana, translating to “generating” or “producing”. It is a technical term used throughout Āyurveda. Examples of plants pertaining to this category include Vīraṇa (Andropogon muricatum), Śāli (paddy), Ṣaṣṭika (paddy), Darbha (Saccharum cylindricum) and Kuśa (Poa cynosuroides). The collection of herbs named Stanyajanana is one of the fifty Mahākaṣāya.

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Stanyajanana (स्तन्यजनन):—Galactagogue

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms
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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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