Vrishciva, Vṛścīva: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vṛścīva can be transliterated into English as Vrsciva or Vrishciva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vrishchiva.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaVṛścīva (वृश्चीव) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Boerhaavia verticillata Poiret” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning vṛścīva] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuVṛścīva is another name for Punarnavā, 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 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Other than the word Vṛścīva, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which twenty-two are in Sanskrit. Note: Cf. Raktapunarnavā (Boerhaavia diffusa Linn.).
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)Vrsciva in India is the name of a plant defined with Boerhavia diffusa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Boerhavia coccinea var. leiocarpa (Heimerl) Standl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Mus. Senckenberg.
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1820)
· Observationum Botanicarum (Jacquin) (1771)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Phytographia (1794)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vrsciva, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, 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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛścīva (वृश्चीव):—[from vṛścana] ([Caraka; Bhāvaprakāśa]) m. a Punar-navā with white flowers.
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)
Full-text: Raktapunarnava.
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