Gangeruki, Gāṅgerukī, Gamgeruki: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Gangeruki 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsGangeruki in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Canthium coromandelicum from the Rubiaceae (Coffee) family having the following synonyms: Canthium parviflorum, Plectronia parviflora, Paederia valli-kara, Webera tetrandra. For the possible medicinal usage of gangeruki, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Gangeruki in India is the name of a plant defined with Grewia tenax in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chadara erythraea Schweinf. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1889)
· Botanical Journal of South China (1993)
· Fl. Delhi (1963)
· Stud. Fl. Egypt (1956)
· Symbolae Botanicae (1790)
· Annales du muséum national d’histoire naturelle (1804)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Gangeruki, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGāṅgerukī (गाङ्गेरुकी).—f. The N.of a plant (Mar. nāgabalā, nāḍedhāmaṇa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGāṅgerukī (गाङ्गेरुकी).—f. (-kī) A plant, (Hedysarum lagopodioides, but it is variously described.) E. gāṅga Ganges water, īr to go or grow, ukan aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGāṅgerukī (गाङ्गेरुकी):—[from gāṅgeruka > gāṅga] f. the plant Uraria lagopodioides, 25.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGāṅgerukī (गाङ्गेरुकी):—(kī) 3. f. A plant (Hedysarum lagopodioides).
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGāṃgēruki (ಗಾಂಗೇರುಕಿ):—
1) [noun] the climber Luffa cylindrica ( = L. aegyptiaca, = L. pentandra) of Cucurbitaceae family.
2) [noun] its fruit.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Gorakshajambu.
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