Vikshira, Vikṣīra: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Vikshira 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.
The Sanskrit term Vikṣīra can be transliterated into English as Viksira or Vikshira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Vikshira in India is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis gigantea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Periploca cochinchinensis Lour. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Systema Vegetabilium (1820)
· Hortus Kewensis (1811)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1895)
· Revised Handb. to the Flora of Ceylon (1973)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1837)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vikshira, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, 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
Vikṣīra (विक्षीर).—The Arka tree.
Derivable forms: vikṣīraḥ (विक्षीरः).
Vikṣīra (विक्षीर).—m.
(-raḥ) The Arka plant.
Vikṣīra (विक्षीर):—[=vi-kṣīra] [from vi] m. Calotropis Gigantea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Vikṣīra (विक्षीर):—(2. vi + kṣīra) m. Calotropis gigantea (arkavṛkṣa) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
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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