Butea monosperma: 4 definitions

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Butea monosperma 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.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: Asian Agri-History: Pa艣u 膧yurv膿da (Veterinary Medicine) in Garu岣峚pur膩峁嘺

Butea monosperma (in Sanskrit: 办颈峁兣泆办补) is used in the treatment of elephants (骋补箩腻测耻谤惫别诲补 or 贬补蝉迟测腻测耻谤惫别诲补), according the Garu岣峚pur膩峁嘺.鈥擳he drugs, treatments enumerated in connection with diseases of horses may also be employed in the diseases of elephants. But the dosage is four times of that of a horse. In Garu岣峚pur膩峁嘺 a 办补峁Ｄ乱补 known as Rogas膩maka-办补峁Ｄ乱补 mentioned for treating the diseases of elephants. It is made up of the following pacifying drugs:鈥擺...] Ki峁兣泆ka (Butea monosperma) [...].

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam鈥擯lant mutagenesis in ancient India

Butea monosperma (in Sanskrit: Ki峁兣泆ka) is used in various recipes for bio-organic manipulation of plants/flowers/fruits, according to the 痴峁沰峁Ｄ乱耻谤惫别诲补 by S奴rap膩la (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.鈥擣or example, while describing a recipe for manipulating the colour of flowers or fruits (on the tree): 鈥淭he white flowers of a tree turn into a golden colour if the tree is watered with a mixture of Curcuma longa powder, Butea monosperma [e.g., Ki峁兣泆ka], Gossypium herbaceum seed, Rubia cordifolia and the Symplocos racemosa 迟谤别别鈥�.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

: Ancient Science of Life: Anatomical investigation of flower of Butea monosperma Lam.

Butea monosperma Lam. is the name of a medicinal plant used in Ayurveda.鈥擝utea monosperma (commonly known as 鈥榝lame of the forest鈥� or 鈥榯he flame tree鈥�) belongs to the subfamily 鈥淐aesalpinioideae,鈥� of family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. It grows all over India. Various parts of this plant such as flower, bark, leaf, and seed gum are used in traditional medicine. The Ayurvedic formulations made from this plant are used to reduce the 惫腻迟补 and kapha among the 迟谤颈诲辞峁蝉. [...] Butein, butrin, iso butrin, and isocoreopsin were reported to have inhibitory activity against inflammatory gene expression; its flower extract with its isolated content rutin was reported for antioxidant activity; the methanolic extract of the flowers and its isolated phytochemicals isobutrin and butrin were reported as having anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsant activities and antidiabetic, hepatoprotective effects.

Butea monosperma flowers: inflorescence with buds and open flowers. Orange to yellow colored, terminal racemes or panicles at nodes of leafless branches; rachis, pedicels, densely brown-velvety; flowers were bisexual, zygomorphic, pentamerous. [...] Mineral elements in the dried flower powder were found produce significant therapeutic effects in the human body. Minerals also responsible of imparting color to the natural products. Chromium imparts orange color, whereas Copper imparts red color and Manganese imparts orange yellow color.

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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)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Butea braamania DC., Butea braamiana DC., Butea frondosa Wall., nom. nud., Butea frondosa Roxb., Butea frondosa Willd., Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd., nom. illeg., Butea frondosa K.D. Koenig ex Roxb., Butea frondosa Wall., Butea frondosa var. lutea (Witt.) Maheshw., Butea monosperma Kuntze, nom. nud., Butea monosperma Taub., Erythrina monosperma Lam., Plaso monosperma (Lam.) Taub., Plaso monosperma Kuntze, Plaso monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze, Plaso monosperma var. flava Kuntze, Plaso monosperma var. rubra Kuntze, Rudolphia frondosa (Willd.) Poir., Rudolphia frondosa Poir..

References regarding Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Familles des Plantes (1763)
· Encyclop茅die M茅thodique, Botanique (1786)
· Asiatic Researches (1792)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
· Species Plantarum. (1802)
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1804)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1825)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (5569)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Die Nat眉rlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1894)
· Journal of Tree Sciences (1983)
· Cytologia (1989)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Ethnobotany (2001)

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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.

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Search found 12 books and stories containing Butea monosperma; (plurals include: Butea monospermas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

A comprehensive review of phytochemistry andamp; medicinal use of butea monosperma < [2021: Volume 10, June special issue 7]

Butea monosperma a valuable ingredient in cosmetics < [2022: Volume 11, July issue 9]

A taxonomical review of butea monosperma (lam.) kuntze- a dye yielding plant < [2017: Volume 6, August special issue 9]

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Physicochemical and phytochemical analysis of butea monosperma (lam.) flower < [Volume 4, issue 3: May- June 2017]

Study of Palasha Pushpa in Managing Vatarakta (Gouty Arthritis) < [Volume 8, Issue 3: May - June 2021]

Validation of Qurs-E-Didan for Intestinal Worms Treatment. < [Volume 8, Issue 6: November-December 2021]

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Chronic toxicity study of Butea monosperma (Linn.) Kuntze seeds in albino rats < [Volume 32 (1); 2011 (Jan-Mar)]

Antifertility effect of methanolic extract of Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. flower in male albino rats < [Volume 42 (1); 2021 (Jan-Mar)]

A comparative study of Shilajatu and Asanadi Ghana Vati in the management of Madhumeha w.s.r. to type-2 diabetes mellitus < [Volume 37 (2); 2016 (Apr-Jun)]

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