Gandhapatri, Gandhapatrī, Gandha-patri: 2 definitions
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Gandhapatri 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu1) Gandhapatrī (गन्धपत्री) is another name for Ambaṣṭhā, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.77-79 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Ambaṣṭhā is a highly controversial plant. Vaidyas use different plants at different places for this. The reason is the confused description of the drug by various authors. Together with the names Gandhapatrī and Ambaṣṭhā, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Gandhapatrī (गन्धपत्री) is also mentioned as a synonym for Aśvagandhā, a medicinal plant identified with Withania somnifera Dunal. (“Indian ginseng” or “Winter Cherry”) from the Solanaceae or Nightshade family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.109-112. Together with the names Gandhapatrī and Aśvagandhā, there are a total of twenty-two Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Gandhapatri in India is the name of a plant defined with Hibiscus cannabinus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Abelmoschus verrucosus (Guill. & Perr.) Walp. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Economic Botany (1964)
· Niger Flora (1849)
· Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London (Botany) (1999)
· Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae (1847)
· Annuaire du Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de Genève (1901)
· Systema Naturae
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Gandha, Patri.
Starts with: Gandhapatrika.
Full-text: Ashvagandha, Ambashtha.
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