Botany: 2 definitions
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Botany means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity. 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha ChikitsaBotany refers to one of the topics dealt with in the K膩艣yapa Sa峁僪it膩: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P膩帽car膩tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁cikits膩鈥攁n important topic from 膧yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Vi峁vidy膩 or Sarpavidy膩).鈥擵edas, being the fountainhead of all our knowledge and culture, it is but inevitable that Toxicology is also sourced from the 峁歡veda and Atharva veda. [...] K膩艣yapa, the author of the K膩艣yapasa峁僪it膩, displays his encyclopaedic knowledge on a battery of topics like Toxicology, Medicine, Botany, Zoology, Astronomy, Astrology, Yoga, Svarodaya, Pharmacology, Herpetology, Opiliatry, Occultism, Mantra 艢膩stra, 艢akuna 艢膩stra and General Hygiene.
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.
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Full-text (+3301): Kaideva, Udbhidvidya, Blighia sapida, Cordeauxia edulis, Zostera marina, Acacia jacquemontii, Aloe perryi, Cortaderia toetoe, Asparagus rottleri, Celmisia spectabilis, Elizabetha princeps, Erythroxylum fimbriatum, Clausena indica, Croton steenkampianus, Circaea cordata, Pternopetalum leptophyllum, Pollia japonica, Ribes lobbii, Ziziphus oxyphylla, Pentanisia ouranogyne.
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Vrikshayurveda (and environmental philosophy) (by Beenapani Mishra)
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Indian Medicinal Plants (by Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar)
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Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Variant of Andrographis ovata, an endemic medicinal plant from India. < [2018: Volume 7, March special issue 6]
An ethno-botanical survey on shakavarga of anamalai tribes < [2024: Volume 13, January special issue 2]
New record of critically endangered Crinum woodrowii from Bhimashankar. < [2015: Volume 4, September issue 9]
Ethno-medico-botany of moodabidri range with reference to respiratory disorders < [Volume 5, Issue 4: July - August 2018]
Study of Mocharasa Siddhatail vs. Mahamasha Tail Nasya in Vishvachi < [Volume 2, issue 2: March - April 2015]
Studies on pharmacognostics and phytochemicals of Sebastiania chamaelea < [Volume 5, Issue 2: March - April 2018]
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