The Sanskrit term Adhvaśalya can be transliterated into English as Adhvasalya or Adhvashalya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Adhvashalya in India is the name of a plant defined with Achyranthes aspera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Centrostachys indica Standl. (among others).

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

· Phytomedicine. (2002)
· The India Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB) (1977)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1982)
· Opera Botanica (1993)
· Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences (1915)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Adhvashalya, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhvaśalya (अध्वशल्य).—[adhvani śalyamiva ācāratīti kvip- ac Tv.] Name of a tree (apāmārga) (adhvagānāṃ pādavastrādau śalyavadvedhakārakatvāt tathātvam) (Mar. āghāḍā).

Derivable forms: adhvaśalyaḥ (अध्वशल्यः).

Adhvaśalya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhvan and śalya (शल्य).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhvaśalya (अध्वशल्य).—m.

(-lyaḥ) A tree, (Achyranthes aspera.) See apamārga. E. adhvan, and śalya a stake.

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

Adhvaśalya (अध्वशल्य):—[=adhva-śalya] [from adhva > adhvan] m. the plant Achyranthes Aspera.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhvaśalya (अध्वशल्य):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-lyaḥ) A tree (Achyranthes aspera). See apāmārga. E. adhvan and śalya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhvaśalya (अध्वशल्य):—[adhva-śalya] (lyaḥ) 1. m. A tree (Achyranthes aspera).

[Sanskrit to German]

Adhvashalya in German

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Partial matches: Adhvan, Shalya.

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