Vishaghna, Viṣaghna, Visha-ghna: 12 definitions

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Introduction:

Vishaghna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Viṣaghna can be transliterated into English as Visaghna or Vishaghna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Viṣaghna (विषघ्न) is another name for Yavāsa, a medicinal plant identified with Alhagi pseudalhagi, synonym of Alhagi maurorum (“camelthorn”) from the Fabaceae or legume family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.44-46 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 Viṣaghna and Yavāsa, there are a total of twenty-two Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Viṣaghna (विषघ्न) or Viṣaghnopaniṣad is the name of a section of the Ṛgveda uttered by Agastya.—The Sūkta 190 of the first Maṇḍala of the Ṛgveda popularly known as Viṣaghna-upaniṣad, has been uttered by Agastya. When he suspected that he had been poisoned by some species (venomous, slightly venomous or venomous aquatic worm), he composed this so as to cure himself of it. The silent reiteration of the Sūkta is said to work as an effective antidote against all venoms of the reptiles and insects as well as sthāvara-viṣa.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

1) Viṣaghna (विषघ्न) is the Sanskrit name for a group of medicinal plants, classified as “neutralising poison”, and originally composed by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna IV. The name is derived from the word viṣa, translating to “poison”. It is a technical term used throughout Āyurveda. Examples of plants pertaining to this category include Suvahā (Vanda roxburghii), Paliṇḍī (Ichnocarpus frutescens), Kataka (Strychnos potatorum) and Śirīṣa (Mimosa sirisa). The collection of herbs named Viṣaghna is one of the fifty Mahākaṣāya.

2) Viṣaghna (विषघ्न) is another name (synonym) for Bhūmikadamba: one of the three varieties of Kadamba, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Neolamarckia cadamba (burflower-tree). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 9.97), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

1) Viṣaghna (विषघ्न):—Antitoxic medication.

2) General & Specific Antidotes;

3) [viṣaghnam] Antidote for poison (antitoxic).

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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)

1) Vishaghna in India is the name of a plant defined with Alangium salviifolium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Karangolum mohillae (Tul.) Kuntze (among others).

2) Vishaghna is also identified with Alhagi maurorum It has the synonym Alhagi maurorum Medik. subsp. maurorum (etc.).

3) Vishaghna is also identified with Amaranthus viridis It has the synonym Euxolus deflexus Raf. (etc.).

4) Vishaghna is also identified with Terminalia bellirica It has the synonym Myrobalanus laurinoides (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Protein Pept. Lett. (2006)
· Cytologia (1983)
· Plant Foods Hum. Nutr. (1997)
· Flora Ilustrada de Entre Ríos (1987)
· Das Pflanzenreich (1910)
· Tableau de l’École de Botanique (1804)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

viṣaghna (विषघ्न).—a S Poison killing or destroying, alexipharmic.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viṣaghna (विषघ्न).—a. repelling poison, antidotic.

Viṣaghna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣa and ghna (घ्न). See also (synonyms): viṣāpaha.

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Viṣaghna (विषघ्न).—a.*** antidotal, serving as an antidote; इति चिन्ताविषघ्नोऽयमगदः किं न पीयते (iti cintāviṣaghno'yamagadaḥ kiṃ na pīyate) H.1. (-ghnaḥ) 1 an antidote.

2) the शिरीष (śirīṣa) and चम्पक (campaka) trees. (-ghnī) 1 turmeric.

2) colocynth.

Viṣaghna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣa and ghna (घ्न).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viṣaghna (विषघ्न).—mfn.

(-ghnaḥ-ghnī-ghnaṃ) Antidotic, an antidote. m.

(-ghnaḥ) 1. A tree, (Mimosa sirisa.) 2. A plant, (Hedysarum alhaji.) 3. Beleric myrobalan. (Terminalia belerica.) f. (-ghnī) 1. A potherb, (Hingtsha repens.) 2. A plant, commonly Bich'hati. 3. Turmeric. 4. Bitter apple or colocynth. E. viṣa poison, and ghna what destroys.

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

Viṣaghna (विषघ्न).—[adjective] destroying poison.

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

1) Viṣaghna (विषघ्न):—[=viṣa-ghna] [from viṣa > viṣ] mf(ī)n. (cf. -han) destroying or counter acting p°, antidotal, an antidote, [Manu-smṛti; Kathāsaritsāgara; Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] m. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) Mimosa Sirissa

3) [v.s. ...] Hedysarum Alhagi

4) [v.s. ...] Beleric Myrobalan

5) [v.s. ...] Terminalia Belerica

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

Viṣaghna (विषघ्न):—[viṣa-ghna] (ghnaḥ-ghnī-ghnaṃ) a. Antidotic. m. Tree as above. f. A potherb, turmeric.

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