Raktakanda, 搁补办迟补办腻峁囜笉腻, Rakta-kanda: 9 definitions
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Raktakanda 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: R膩j nigha峁囜弓u搁补办迟补办腻峁囜笉腻 (啶班啷嵿い啶曕ぞ啶｀啶∴ぞ) is another name for 搁补办迟补辫耻苍补谤苍补惫腻, a medicinal plant identified with Boerhaavia diffusa Linn. or 鈥渞ed spiderling鈥� from the Nyctaginaceae or 鈥渇our o'clock鈥� family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.117-120 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R膩janigha峁囜弓u. The fifth chapter (辫补谤辫补峁乨颈-惫补谤驳补) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (办峁诲谤补-办峁辫补). Together with the names 搁补办迟补办腻峁囜笉腻 and 搁补办迟补辫耻苍补谤苍补惫腻, there are a total of twenty-two Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Raktakanda in India is the name of a plant defined with Allium cepa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Allium ascalonicum auct. (among others).
2) Raktakanda is also identified with Boerhavia diffusa It has the synonym Boerhavia procumbens Roxb. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Phytographia (1794)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc., (1939)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Observationum Botanicarum (Jacquin) (1771)
· Mant. Pl. Altera (1771)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Raktakanda, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRaktakanda (啶班啷嵿い啶曕え啷嵿う).鈥攃oral.
Derivable forms: 谤补办迟补办补苍诲补岣� (啶班啷嵿い啶曕え啷嵿う啶�).
Raktakanda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and kanda (啶曕え啷嵿う). See also (synonyms): raktakandala.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktakanda (啶班啷嵿い啶曕え啷嵿う).鈥攎.
(-苍诲补岣�) 1. Coral. 2. A sort of onion. 3. A kind of yam, (Dioscorea purpurea.) E. rakta red, and kanda a root.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktakanda (啶班啷嵿い啶曕え啷嵿う).鈥攎. 1. coral. 2. a sort of onion.
Raktakanda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and kanda (啶曕え啷嵿う).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Raktakanda (啶班啷嵿い啶曕え啷嵿う):鈥擺=rakta-kanda] [from rakta > raj] m. coral, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Dioscorea Purpurea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of bulbous plant (= 谤腻箩补辫补濒腻峁囜笉耻), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) 搁补办迟补办腻峁囜笉腻 (啶班啷嵿い啶曕ぞ啶｀啶∴ぞ):鈥擺=谤补办迟补-办腻峁囜笉腻] [from rakta > raj] f. a red-flowering Punarnav膩, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktakanda (啶班啷嵿い啶曕え啷嵿う):鈥擺rakta-kanda] (苍诲补岣�) 1. m. Coral; onion; yam.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rakta, Kanda, Kamada.
Starts with: Raktakandah, Raktakandala.
Full-text: Raktakandah, Raktakandala, Raktapunarnava.
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Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Review of Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa Linn.) w.s.r. to synonyms and Rasapanchaka from Nighantus < [Volume 11, issue 12 (2023)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Pravala - an overview < [2017, Issue XII, december,]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 13 - Mercurial operations (11): Swooning of mercury (murchhana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Cardiac benefits of Boerhaavia diffusa and Asparagus racemosus vs. doxorubicin < [2018: Volume 7, February special issue 4]