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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Triparṇika (त्रिपर्णिक) is another name for Yavāsa, a medicinal plant identified with Alhagi pseudalhagi, synonym of Alhagi maurorum (“camelthorn”) from the Fabaceae or legume family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.44-46 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Triparṇika and Yavāsa, there are a total of twenty-two 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

Triparnika [त्रिपर्णिक] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Naregamia alata Wight & Arn. from the Meliaceae (Neem) family. For the possible medicinal usage of triparnika, 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)

Triparnika in India is the name of a plant defined with Alhagi maurorum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Alhagi camelorum Fischer (among others).

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

· Acta Helvetica, Physico-Mathematico-Anatomico-Botanico-Medica (1755)
· Vorlesungen der Churpfälzischen physicalisch-öconomischen Gesellschaft (1787)
· United Arab Rep. J. (1979)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
· Hort. Goenk. (1812)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Triparnika, for example chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Triparṇikā (त्रिपर्णिका):—[=tri-parṇikā] [from tri] f. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] Carpopogon pruriens, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]

3) [v.s. ...] Alhagi Maurorum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Triparnika 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: Tri, Parnika.

Full-text: Vinaruha, Chinnagranthinika, Kandalu, Amlavalli, Triparṇa, Yavasa.

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