The Sanskrit term Viṣadruma can be transliterated into English as Visadruma or Vishadruma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Vishadruma in India is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos nux-vomica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Strychnos nux-vomica var. oligosperma Dop (among others).

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

· Lloydia (1973)
· Mémoires de la Société Botanique de France (1910)
· Rumphia (1836)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (1980)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Vishadruma, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viṣadruma (विषद्रुम).—= °वृक्ष (vṛkṣa), q. v.

Derivable forms: viṣadrumaḥ (विषद्रुमः).

Viṣadruma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣa and druma (द्रुम).

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Viṣadruma (विषद्रुम).—a poisonous tree; विषवृक्षोऽपि संवर्ध्य स्वयं छेत्तुम- सांप्रतम् (viṣavṛkṣo'pi saṃvardhya svayaṃ chettuma- sāṃpratam) Kumārasambhava 2.55; श्रितासि चन्दनभ्रान्त्या दुर्विपाकं विषद्रुमम् (śritāsi candanabhrāntyā durvipākaṃ viṣadrumam) Uttararāmacarita 1. 46. °न्याय (nyāya) see under न्याय (nyāya).

Derivable forms: viṣadrumaḥ (विषद्रुमः).

Viṣadruma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣa and druma (द्रुम). See also (synonyms): viṣavṛkṣa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viṣadruma (विषद्रुम).—[masculine] = viṣataru.

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

Viṣadruma (विषद्रुम):—[=viṣa-druma] [from viṣa > viṣ] m. a kind of p°-tree, the Upas tree, [Kāvya literature; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

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Vishadruma in German

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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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Partial matches: Visha, Druma.

Full-text: Vishavriksha, Durvipaka, Bhranti.

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