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Mahabhringa, Ѳṛṅ, Maha-bhringa: 5 definitions

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Mahabhringa 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.

The Sanskrit term Ѳṛṅ can be transliterated into English as Mahabhrnga or Mahabhringa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Ѳṛṅ (महाभृङ्ग) is another name for īṛṅᲹ, which is the blue/black variety of , a medicinal plant identified with Eclipta nigra, according to verse 4.138-141 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (ś徱-) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (ṛt-ṣu貹). Together with the names Ѳṛṅ and 첹, there are a total of twenty Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant. Note: R. P. T. claims he himself has seen its miraculous effect in normalising blood pressure and its rejuvenating effect.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda 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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Biology (plants and animals)

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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Mahabhringa in India is the name of a plant defined with Eclipta alba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Eupatoriophalacron album (L.) Hitchc. (among others).

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

· Glimpses in Plant Research (1992)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Egyptian Journal of Botany (1997)
· Smithsonian Contributions to Botany (1981)
· Enumeratio Systematica Plantarum (1760)
· Rhodora (1975)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Ѳṛṅ (महाभृङ्ग):—[=-ṛṅ] [from mahā > mah] m. a species of Verbesina with blue flowers, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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