Vanabarbarika, Vanabarbarikā, Vana-barbarika: 2 definitions

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Vanabarbarika 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

[«previous next»] — Vanabarbarika in Biology glossary
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Vanabarbarika in India is the name of a plant defined with Ocimum gratissimum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Geniosporum discolor Baker (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum
· Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier (1894)
· Beskrivelse af Guineeiske planter (1827)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1848)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis (1809)
· Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier (1903)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Vanabarbarika, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vanabarbarika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vanabarbarikā (वनबर्बरिका):—[=vana-barbarikā] [from vana > van] f. Ocimum Pilosum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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.

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