Vishaghni, Viṣaghnī: 5 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit term Viṣaghnī can be transliterated into English as Visaghni or Vishaghni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Viṣaghnī (विषघ्नी):—One of the sixty-eight Rasauṣadhi, very powerful drugs known to be useful in alchemical processes related to mercury (rasa), according to Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara (chapter 9).
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
1) Viṣaghnī (विषघ्नी) is another name for Jīmūtaka, a medicinal plant identified with Luffa echinata (bitter sponge gourd or bitter luffa) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.58-60 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Viṣaghnī and Jīmūtaka, there are a total of nineteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Viṣaghnī (विषघ्नी) is also mentioned as a synonym for Indravāruṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Citrullus colocynthis (colocynth, bitter apple or desert gourd) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.70-72.
3) Viṣaghnī (विषघ्नी) is also mentioned as a synonym for (the smaller variety of) Hapuṣā, an unidentified medicinal plant possibly identified with Juniperus communis Linn (“common juniper”) or Juniperus macropoda Boiss. (also called Juniperus excelsa polycarpos, or “the Pashtun juniper”), both from the Cupressaceae family of plants, according to verse 4.113-115. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Viṣaghnī and Hapuṣā, there are a total of eleven Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
4) Viṣaghnī (विषघ्नी) is also mentioned as a synonym for Bhūmyāmalakī, a medicinal plant identified with Phyllanthus urinaria Linn. (synonym Phyllanthus niruri Hook f.) or “chamber bitter” from the Phyllanthaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.91-93. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Viṣaghnī and Bhūmyāmalakī, there are a total of nineteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
5) Viṣaghnī (विषघ्नी) is also mentioned as a synonym for Raktapunarnavā, a medicinal plant identified with Boerhaavia diffusa Linn. or “red spiderling” from the Nyctaginaceae or “four o'clock” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.117-120. Together with the names Viṣaghnī and Raktapunarnavā, there are a total of twenty-two 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)
Visaghni [विषघ्नी] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Alstonia venenata R.Br. from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Blaberopus venenatus, . For the possible medicinal usage of visaghni, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Visaghni in India is the name of a plant defined with Alstonia venenata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Blaberopus venenatus (R.Br.) A. DC. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Asclepiadeae (1810)
· Pacific Sci. (1949)
· Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society (1810)
· American Orchid Society Bulletin (1982)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Visaghni, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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
1) Viṣaghnī (विषघ्नी):—[=viṣa-ghnī] [from viṣa-ghna > viṣa > viṣ] a f. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) Hingtsha Repens
2) [v.s. ...] another plant (commonly called Bicchati)
3) [v.s. ...] turmeric
4) [v.s. ...] bitter apple or colocynth.
5) [=viṣa-ghnī] [from viṣa-han > viṣa > viṣ] b f. Name of various plants (See under viṣa-ghna).
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 (+0): Visha, Ghni.
Starts with (+0): Vishaghnika.
Full-text (+0): Vaguni, Mahakaranja, Rasaushadhi, Hapusha, Raktapunarnava, Jimutaka, Bhumyamalaki, Indravaruni.
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