Chikkana, Chikkaṇa: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Chikkana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chhikkana.
Ambiguity: Although Chikkana has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Cikkana. It further has the optional forms Chikkaṇa and Chikkaṇā.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Chikkana in India is the name of a plant defined with Areca catechu in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Areca nigra Giseke ex H. Wendl. (among others).
2) Chikkana is also identified with Bidens pilosa It has the synonym Centipeda orbicularis Lour. (etc.).
3) Chikkana is also identified with Centipeda minima It has the synonym Myriogyne minuta (G. Forst.) Less. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Anales Mus. Nac. Chile, Bot. (1891)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (1841)
· Ann. Miss. Bot. Gard.
· Taxon (1979)
· Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum (1791)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Chikkana, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryChikkana (छिक्कन).—n.
(-naṃ) Sneezing. f. (-nī) A small plant, (Artemisia sternutatoria.) E. chikka nominal verb, to sneeze, lyuṭ aff. or chik iti avyaktaṃ nāsikāśabdaṃ kanati śabdāyate kana-ac gaurā-ṅīṣ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryChikkana (छिक्कन):—n. sneezing, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryChikkaṇa (छिक्कण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Sneezing. f. A plant.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Chikkanata, Cikkanam, Cikkanapakam, Cikkanavu.
Full-text: Chikka, Chikkani, Chikkika, Chikkakaraka.
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