Jalapippali, Jalapippalī: 9 definitions
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Jalapippali 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 nighaṇṭuJalapippalī (जलपिप्पली) is another name for Mahārāṣṭrī, a medicinal plant identified with Lippia nodiflora Mich., synonym of Phyla nodiflora (“frog fruit”) from the Verbenaceae or verbena family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.106-108 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Jalapippalī and Mahārāṣṭrī, there are a total of thirteen 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsJalapippali [જળપીપળી] in the Gujarati language is the name of a plant identified with Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene from the Verbenaceae (Verbena) family having the following synonyms: Lippia nodiflora, Verbena nodiflora, Platonia nodiflora. For the possible medicinal usage of jalapippali, 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.
Jalapippali [ଜଳପିପ୍ପଳୀ] in the Odia language, ibid. previous identification.
Jalapippali [जलपिप्पली] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.
Jalapippali in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Commelina clavata from the Commelinaceae (Dayflower) family having the following synonyms: Commelina salicifolia, Commelina thwaitesii, Commelina diffusa (invalid).
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Jalapippali in India is the name of a plant defined with Commelina longifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Commelina longifolia Michx., nom. illeg. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Boreali-Americana (1803)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis (1843)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1864)
· Jahrbücher der Gewächskunde (1820)
· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1791)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Jalapippali, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, 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 DictionaryJalapippalī (जलपिप्पली).—f. (-lī) An aquatic plant, (Commelina salicifolia, &c.) See jalabhū. E. jala water, and pippalī long-pepper.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalapippalī (जलपिप्पली):—[=jala-pippalī] [from jala] f. Commelina salicifolia and another species, [Bhāvaprakāśa v, 3, 294] (likā, 295).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalapippalī (जलपिप्पली):—[jala-pippalī] (lī) 3. f. An aquatic plant (Commelina salicifolia).
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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 corpusJalapippali (ಜಲಪಿಪ್ಪಲಿ):—[noun] the aquatic plant Commelina clavata (= C. salicifolia) of Commelinaceae family.
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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Partial matches: Jala, Pippali.
Starts with: Jalapippalianguli, Jalapippalika.
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