Tuvaraka, Tūvaraka: 6 definitions
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Tuvaraka 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume IIThe Tuvaraka plants which grow on the shores of the Western Sea (Arabian Sea) are constantly tossed about by the winds raised by the waves of the sea. The pith or marrow of the seeds (lit.—fruits) of these plants should be carefully collected in the rainy season while they ripen and should be subsequenly dried and pounded.
Regular potions of the above medicinal (Tuvaraka) oil taken with honey, clarified butter and a decoction of Khadira and a diet consisting of the soups of bird’s flesh (during its course) would enable the user to live for a period of two hundred years. A use of this oil as errhines (Nasya) for a period of fifty consecutive days would enable the user to witness three hundred years on earth, in the full enjoyment of bodily vigour and a youthful glow of complexion, as well as with a very powerful retentive memory.
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 DrugsTuvaraka in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Gynocardia odorata from the Achariaceae (Acharia) family having the following synonyms: Chaulmoogra odorata, Chilmoria dodecandra. For the possible medicinal usage of tuvaraka, 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.
Tuvaraka in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Hydnocarpus pentandrus (Buch.-Ham.) Oken from the Achariaceae (Acharia) family having the following synonyms: Chilmoria pentandra, Hydnocarpus laurifolia.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Tuvaraka in India is the name of a plant defined with Avicennia officinalis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Avicennia tomentosa Schauer, nom. illeg. (among others).
2) Tuvaraka is also identified with Gynocardia odorata It has the synonym Chilmoria pentandra Buch.-Ham. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Enumeratio Systematica Plantarum (1760)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1822)
· Arch. Derm. Forsch. (1977)
· FBI (1872)
· Mangroves and Salt Marshes (1998)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tuvaraka, for example side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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 dictionaryTūvaraka (तूवरक).—a. Unmanly, eunuch.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTūvaraka (तूवरक).—[tūvara + ka] (tūvara = ved. tūpara, Without horns, beardless, an eunuch), adj. Unmanly, Mahābhārata 5, 5470.
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Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XIII - The medical treatment of Diabetes
Chapter IX - The medical treatment of cutaneous affections
Chapter XXXI - The medicinal use of Sneha (oleaginous substances)
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XVI - Treatment of diseases peculiar to eye-lashes and eye-lids < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
Ritualism in the Medical Texts < [Chapter 8]
Trade In Medicinal Drugs < [Chapter 7]
The Saṃhitās (Introduction) < [Chapter 1]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
4a. Kuṣṭha-roga (leprosy) in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
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