Vidarika, Vidārikā: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Vidarika 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: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyVidārikā (विदारिका) is another name (synonym) for Vidārī, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Pueraria tuberosa (Indian kudzu). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 7.99-101), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vidarika in India is the name of a plant defined with Pueraria tuberosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hedysarum tuberosum Roxb. ex Willd. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· A Forest Flora for the Punjab with Hazara and Delhi. (1973)
· Species Plantarum.
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) (1825)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vidarika, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, 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 dictionaryVidārikā (विदारिका).—f. A swelling in the groin; (also vidārī in this sense).
See also (synonyms): vidāri.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vidārikā (विदारिका):—[=vi-dārikā] [from vi-dāraka > vi-dāra > vi-dṝ] f. Hedysarum Gangeticum, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] Batatas Paniculata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a swelling in the groin, [Caraka]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a female demon, [Agni-purāṇa; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi] (also akī, [Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra])
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)
Starts with: Vidarikand, Vidarikanda, Vidarikandah.
Ends with: Kshiravidarika, Payovidarika.
Full-text: Kshiravidarika, Vidari, Payovidarika, Kshudraroga, Vidaraka, Mla.
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Search found 9 books and stories containing Vidarika, Vidārikā, Vi-darika, Vi-dārikā; (plurals include: Vidarikas, Vidārikās, darikas, dārikās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CLXXIX - The Nidanam of minor affections < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CLIX - The Nidanam of diseases of the Urinary organs (Pramehas) < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CXXXIII - Asokastami Vratas etc < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XX - The medical treatment of the minor ailments
Chapter XXXIII - Description of purgative and emetic medicines
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 2: Nidanasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
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