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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Tīvragandhā (तीव्रगन्धा) is another name for Yavānī, a medicinal plant identified with Trachyspermum ammi Linn. or “ajwain” from the Apiaceae or “celery” family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.38-40 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.—The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Tīvragandhā and Yavānī, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Tivra-gandha [तीव्र गंधा] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob. from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Eupatorium odoratum. For the possible medicinal usage of tivra-gandha, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Tivragandha in India is the name of a plant defined with Carum copticum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Carum copticum (L.) C.B. Clarke (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· The Flora of British India (1879)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Berolinensis Altera (1821)
· Phytotherapy Research (2004)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· World Applied Sciences Journal (2008)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Tivragandha, for example chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tīvragandhā (तीव्रगन्धा).—cumin seed.

Tīvragandhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tīvra and gandhā (गन्धा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tīvragandhā (तीव्रगन्धा):—[=tīvra-gandhā] [from tīvra] f. cumin-seed or Ptychotis Ajowan, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Tivragandha in German

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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: Tivra, Gandha.

Full-text: Yavani.

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