Vidarigandha, Vidārigandhā, Vidari-gandha: 6 definitions
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Vidarigandha 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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuVidārigandhā (विदारिगन्धा) is another name for Śāliparṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Desmodium gangeticum (sal leaved desmodium), from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.17-20 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 Vidārigandhā and Śāliparṇī, there are a total of twenty-nine Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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)Vidarigandha in India is the name of a plant defined with Desmodium gangeticum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aeschynomene gangetica (L.) Poir. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1805)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, (1812)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vidarigandha, for example health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidārīgandhā (विदारीगन्धा).—f.
(-ndhā) A plant, (Hedysarum gangeticum.) “śālapāṇi .”
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidārīgandhā (विदारीगन्धा):—[=vi-dārī-gandhā] [from vi-dārī > vi-dāra > vi-dṝ] f. idem ([Suśruta])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidārīgandhā (विदारीगन्धा):—[vidārī-gandhā] (ndhā) 1. f. Hedysarum.
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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: Gandha, Vidari, Vitari.
Starts with: Vidarigandhadi.
Full-text: Pancaganayoga, Vidarigandhadi, Shalaparni, Dashamula, Laghupancamula, Angamardaprashamana, Pancamula, Shaliparni, Vidara.
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