Ratnapurusha, Ratnapuru峁: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: Flowers of India: Sanskrit namesSpade Flower is a perennial herb or small shrub to 60 cm high, smooth or hairy. Leaves are linear to lance-like, 1-5 cm long, margins recurved to revolute, occasionally flat; stipules acuminate, 1-4 mm long. Pink-purple spade-shaped flowers occur solitary. Sepals 3-4 mm long. Lower petal broad spade-shaped, pink-purple, with deep purple veins. Upper petals linear-oblong, 3-4 mm long; lateral pair 4.5-5 mm long. Anthers without appendages. Capsule 4-9 mm long; seeds 5-12, pitted between ribs.
Medicinal uses: [Warning: Unverified information] This herb is considered to be extremely beneficial to men, used as a diuretic, demulcent and tonic. The root is diuretic and is used in urinary affections and bowel complaints of children. Decoction of leaves and tender stalks is demulcent. The fruit is used to treat scorpion sting. It is a hard task to collect adequate quantities of whole plants, let alone individual parts.
Common name: Spade Flower, Pink ladies slipper • Hindi: 啶班い啶ㄠお啷佮ぐ啷佮し Ratan purush • Bengali: Munbora • Kannada: 嗖硜嗖班硜嗖多舶嗖む硩嗖� Purusharathna • Malayalam: Orilathamatai • Telugu: 喟班挨啾嵿皑喟眮喟班眮喟� Ratnapurusha • Marathi: Rathanparas • Sanskrit: 啶班い啷嵿え啶啶班啶� Rathnapurusha
Botanical name: Hybanthus enneaspermus
Family: Violaceae (Violet family)
Synonyms: Ionidium suffruticosum
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 DrugsRatnapurusha [喟班挨啾嵿皑喟眮喟班眮喟禲 in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F.Muell. from the Violaceae (Violet) family having the following synonyms: Ionidium suffruticosum. For the possible medicinal usage of ratnapurusha, 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.
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Pharmacognostical studies on Hybanthus enneaspermus (Violaceae) < [Volume 21 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 2001]
MEDICINAL PLANT WEALTH OF ANDHRA PRADESH 鈥� Part II < [Volume 7 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 1987]
Tribal medicinal plants of chittoor < [Volume 16 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1997]