Telimani-cetta, Telimanī-ceṭṭa, Telimanicetta: 1 definition

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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Telimanī-ceṭṭa in the Telugu language is another name for Kākolī, a medicinal plant identified with Roscoea purpurea from the Zingiberaceae or “ginger family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.25-27 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Other than the Telugu word Telimanī-ceṭṭa, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which fifteen are in Sanskrit.

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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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