In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Thevetia peruviana (in Sanskrit: Aśvaghna) is used in the recipe for manipulating the taste of fruits (on the tree), according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “A ball made out of the mixture of Thevetia peruviana [Aśvaghna], Gloriosa superba, the big and small Solanum indicum kept in the hole at the root of a tree watered with the same mixture, produces pungent fruits (on that tree) although their natural taste is sweet”.

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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 (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Cascabela peruviana (Pers.) Raf., Cascabela peruviana Raf., Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold, Cerbera linearifolia Stokes, Cerbera peruviana Pers., Cerbera thevetia Linnaeus, Thevetia amazonica Ducke, Thevetia linearis Raf., Thevetia linearis A. DC., Thevetia neriifolia Jussieu ex Steudel, Thevetia neriifolia Jussieu ex A. DC., nom. illeg., non Thevetia neriifolia Juss. ex Steud., Thevetia peruviana Merr., Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) Merr., nom. illeg., Thevetia peruviana K. Schum., Thevetia peruviana f. aurantiaca H. St. John, Thevetia thevetia (L.) Millspaugh, nom. inval., Thevetia thevetia (L.) H. Karst..

References regarding Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Synopseos Plantarum (1805)
· Bot. Mat. Med. (1812)
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)
· Nomenclator Botanicus. (1841)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1844)
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1895)
· Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series (1900)
· Philippine Journal of Science (1914)
· Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro (1922)
· Phytologia (1976)
· Feddes Repertorium (1980)
· Genetica (1985)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1997)
· Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health. (2005)

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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.

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Partial matches: Thevetia.

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