Stanyashodhana, Stanyaśodhana, Stanya-shodhana: 2 definitions

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Stanyashodhana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Stanyaśodhana can be transliterated into English as Stanyasodhana or Stanyashodhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Stanyaśodhana (स्तन्यशोधन) is the Sanskrit name for a group of medicinal plants, classified as “improving the quality of milk”, and originally composed by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna IV. The name is derived from the words stanya, translating to “breast milk”, and śodhana, translating to “refining” or “purification”. It is a technical term used throughout Āyurveda. Examples of plants pertaining to this category include Pāṭhā (Stephania hernandifolia), Suradāru (Cedrus deodara), Musta (Cyperus rotandus) and Kirātatikta (Agathotes chirayata). The collection of herbs named Stanyaśodhana is one of the fifty Mahākaṣāya.

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Stanyaśodhana (स्तन्यशोधन):—Substances which rectifies vitiated Stanya(breast milk)

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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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