Yamanika, Yamanikā, Yamānikā: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Yamanika 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)
Yamanika in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague from the Apiaceae (Carrot) family having the following synonyms: Carum copticum, Trachyspermum copticum, Carum ajowan. For the possible medicinal usage of yamanika, 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.
1) Yamanika in India is the name of a plant defined with Carum copticum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Carum copticum H. Karst. (among others).
2) Yamanika is also identified with Trachyspermum ammi It has the synonym Ptychotis coptica (L.) DC. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1877)
· World Applied Sciences Journal (2008)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Phytotherapy Research (2004)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew. (1929)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Berolinensis Altera (1821)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Yamanika, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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
Yamanikā (यमनिका).—A curtain, screen; cf. जवनिका (javanikā).
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Yamānikā (यमानिका).—Ptychotis Ajowan (Mar. oṃvā).
See also (synonyms): yamānī.
Yamanikā (यमनिका) or Yavanikā.—f.
(-kā) A screen of cloth surrounding a tent. E. yam to stop or check, aff. lyuṭ, kan added, fem. form; also javanikā .
Yamānikā (यमानिका):—[from yam] f. Ptychotis Ajowan, [Suśruta] (cf. kṣetra-y and yavānikā).
Yamanikā (यमनिका):—(kā) 1. f. A wall or screen of cloth surrounding a tent.
Yamanikā (यमनिका):—f. falsche Schreibart für yavanikā [Śabdakalpadruma] nach [RĀMĀŚRAMA] zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 3, 22.]
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Yamānikā (यमानिका):—f. Ptychotis Ajowan Dec. [Ratnamālā 97.] — Vgl. kṣetra und yavānikā .
Yamanikā (यमनिका):—f. falsche Schreibart für yavanikā.
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Yamānikā (यमानिका):—f. Ptychotis Ajowan. Vgl. yavānikā.
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)
Starts with: Yamanikai, Yamanikaipputavai.
Full-text: Kshetrayamanika, Yamani, Yavanika, Emanakam.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Yamanika, Yamanikā, Yamānikā; (plurals include: Yamanikas, Yamanikās, Yamānikās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Pharmaceutical study of rohitakadi vati w.s.r. to its hepato-protective action < [2023, Issue 10. October]
Drug review of yavani (trachyspermum ammi) < [2024, Issue 01. January]
Standardisation of karpurasava < [Volume 14 (issue 1-2), Jul-Dec 1994]
Rural and Agricultural Glossary (by William Crooke)
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Role of ayurvedic drug in the management of parikartika (fissure-in-ano) < [2021: Volume 10, September issue 11]
Efficacy of kala vasti in amavata (rheumatoid arthritis) study. < [2020: Volume 9, February issue 2]
Studies in the Cult of Jagannatha (by K. C. Mishra)