Tiktapushpa, Tiktapuṣpā, Tikta-pushpa: 5 definitions
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Tiktapushpa 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.
The Sanskrit term Tiktapuṣpā can be transliterated into English as Tiktapuspa or Tiktapushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyTiktapuṣpā (तिक्तपुष्पा) is another name (synonym) for Pāṭhā, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Cissampelos pareira (velvetleaf). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 6.119-121), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
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 (Regional names)Tiktapushpa in India is the name of a plant defined with Cissampelos pareira in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cocculus trilobus (Thunb.) DC. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plukenet, Leonard, 1642–1706,
· Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturae (1817)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Florae Fluminensis Icones
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1821)
· Amaltheum botanicum (1705)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tiktapushpa, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tiktapuṣpā (तिक्तपुष्पा):—[=tikta-puṣpā] [from tikta > tij] f. ‘bitter-flowered’, Clypea hernandifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] ‘fragrant-flowered’, Bignonia suaveolens, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pushpa, Tikta.
Full-text: Patha.
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