Vaiparityalajjalu, Vaiparītyālajjālu, Vaiparītyalajjālu, Vaiparitya-lajjalu: 2 definitions

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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Vaiparītyālajjālu (वैपरीत्यालज्जालु) is mentioned as a variety of Lajjālu: a medicinal plant identified with Mimosa pudica Linn. or “sensitive plant” from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.103-108 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Vaiparītyālajjālu is a small shrub with bigger leaves. It is also used by the name Lurhī.

Properties and characteristics: “Vaiparītyālajjālu is pungent (kaṭu) and hot (uṣṇa). It cures the disorders of vitiated kapha and improper digestive metabolism. It is used for fixing the mercury and other chemical processes”.

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

Vaiparītyalajjālu (वैपरीत्यलज्जालु):—[=vaiparītya-lajjālu] [from vaiparītya] mf. a species of Mimosa Pudica, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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