Ahiphena, 础丑颈辫丑别峁嘺, Ahi-phena: 12 definitions

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Ahiphena means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Hindi, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Ahifen.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

: Ancient Science of Life: 艢odhana: An Ayurvedic process for detoxification

Ahiphena (啶呧す啶苦か啷囙え) refers to the medicinal plant known Papaver somniferum Linn.鈥擳he opium obtained from the fruits of Ahiphena is bitter, astringent, sweet, constipating, aphrodisiac, sedative, somniferous, narcotic, myotic, and antispasmodic. It is used for the treatment of cough, fever, inflammatory affections of eye, proctalgia and low back pain due to diarrhea and dysentery, migraine, malaria, dysmenorrhea, cystitis, menorrhagia, and other painful conditions. Major constituents of opium are morphine and papavarine.

Toxic effects of opium can be reduced by steeping in cold water for 5鈥�6 h. After this process, the insoluble brown latex obtained is used in the Ayurvedic medicine. Severe toxicity of opium can also be reduced by triturating with ginger juice. This process is repeated 21 times.

(cf. 膧yurvedaprak膩艣a, Yogaratn膩kara and Rasatara峁単i峁嚹�)

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

: Ancient Science of Life: Vaidyavallabha: An Authoritative Work on Ayurveda Therapeutics

1) Ahiphena (啶呧す啶苦か啷囙え) or N膩gaphena refers to Aconitum heterophyllum (which requires treatment for toxic effects), and is the name of a medicinal plant dealt with in the 17th-century Vaidyavallabha written by Hastiruci.鈥擳he Vaidyavallabha is a work which deals with the treatment and useful for all 8 branches of Ayurveda. The text Vaidyavallabha has been designed based on the need of the period of the author, availability of drugs (viz., Ahiphena) during that time, disease manifesting in that era, socio-economical-cultural-familial-spiritual-aspects of that period Vaidyavallabha.

2) Ahiphena (啶呧す啶苦か啷囙え) refers to Aconitum heterophyllum (whose toxic effects require treatment).

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膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda 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)

: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Ahiphena in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Papaver somniferum L. from the Papaveraceae (Poppy) family. For the possible medicinal usage of ahiphena, 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.

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Ahiphena in India is the name of a plant defined with Papaver somniferum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Papaver somniferum L. var. setigerum auct. non (DC. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

Pali-English dictionary

: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ahiphe峁嘺 : (nt.) opium.

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Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ahiphena (啶呧す啶苦か啷囙え).鈥�'the saliva or venom of a snake', opium. 啶溹ぞ啶む啶げ啶� 啶ぞ啶む啶侧ぞ啶ㄠ啶す啶苦か啷囙え啶� 啶� 啶い啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぎ啷� (j膩t墨phala峁� m膩tul膩n墨mahiphena峁� ca patrakam) 艢iva. B.3.15.

Derivable forms: 补丑颈辫丑别苍补岣� (啶呧す啶苦か啷囙え啶�), ahiphenam (啶呧す啶苦か啷囙え啶).

Ahiphena is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ahi and phena (啶啶�).

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

Ahiphena (啶呧す啶苦か啷囙え).鈥攏.

(-苍补峁�) 1. Opium. 2. The saliva or venom of a snake. E. ahi a snake, and phena foam.

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

Ahiphena (啶呧す啶苦か啷囙え):鈥擺=ahi-phena] [from ahi] n. (= a-phena q.v.) 鈥榯he saliva or venom of a snake鈥�, opium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ahiphena (啶呧す啶苦か啷囙え):鈥擺ahi-phena] (苍补峁�) 1. n. Opium; saliva or venom of a snake.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ahiphena (啶呧す啶苦か啷囙え) [Also spelled ahifen]:鈥�(nm) opium.

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