Vrihibheda, Vrīhibheda: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Vrihibheda 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
1) Vrihibheda in India is the name of a plant defined with Oryza sativa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oryza plena (Prain) Chowdhury (among others).
2) Vrihibheda is also identified with Panicum miliaceum It has the synonym Leptoloma miliacea (L.) Smyth (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Revue internationale de botanique appliquée et d’agriculture tropicale
· Eclogae Graminum Rariorum (1820)
· Blumea, Supplement (1946)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Indian Forester (1952)
· Botanisches Archiv (1922)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vrihibheda, for example chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, 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
Vrīhibheda (व्रीहिभेद).—m.
(-daḥ) A sort of grain, (Panicum miliaceum.)
Vrīhibheda (व्रीहिभेद):—[=vrīhi-bheda] [from vrīhi] m. a kind of grain, ([according to] to some) Panicum Miliaceum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Vrīhibheda (व्रीहिभेद):—[vrīhi-bheda] (daḥ) 1. m. A sort of grain, Panicum.
Vrīhibheda (व्रीहिभेद):—m. wohl nur eine Erklärung (eine Art Korn), nicht ein Synonym (wie die Erklärer annehmen) von aṇu Panicum miliaceum [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 20.]
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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