The Sanskrit term Kuṣṭhāri can be transliterated into English as Kusthari or Kushthari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

1) Kuṣṭhāri (कुष्ठारि) is another name for Paṭola, a medicinal plant identified with Trichosanthes dioica (pointed gourd) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.22-24 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Kuṣṭhāri and Paṭola, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

2) Kuṣṭhāri (कुष्ठारि) is also mentioned as a synonym for Ādityapatra, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Helianthus annuus Linn. or “common sunflower” from the Asteraceae or “aster” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.173-174. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Kuṣṭhāri and Ādityapatra, there are a total of eleven Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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 Drugs

Kushthari [कुष्ठारि] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. from the Mimosaceae (Touch-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Acacia acicularis, Acacia farnesiana, Mimosa farnesiana. For the possible medicinal usage of kushthari, 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)

Kushthari in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia 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 Senegalia catechu (L.f.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. (among others).

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

· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1981)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· Flora of Taiwan (1993)
· Plant-Book
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Species Plantarum.

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kuṣṭhāri (कुष्ठारि).—

1) sulphur.

2) Name of several plants (Mar. bhovarī, ruī, kaḍū paḍavaḷa i.)

Derivable forms: kuṣṭhāriḥ (कुष्ठारिः).

Kuṣṭhāri is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kuṣṭha and ari (अरि).

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

Kuṣṭhāri (कुष्ठारि).—m.

(-riḥ) 1. A fetid mimosa, (M. Farnesiana.) 2. The Khayar or Catechu: (M. catechu.) 3. A kind of Aristolochia: see arkapatra. 4. A sort of gourd, (Trichosanthes diœca.) 5. Sulphur. E. kuṣṭha the leprosy, and ari an enemy.

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

1) Kuṣṭhāri (कुष्ठारि):—[from kuṣṭha] m. ‘enemy of leprosy’, sulphur, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] the plant Acacia Catechu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] the plant Acacia Farnesiana, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] = kuṣṭha-kanda, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] a sort of Helianthus (ādityapattra, or arka-p), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kuṣṭhāri (कुष्ठारि):—[kuṣṭhā+ri] (riḥ) 2. m. A fetid mimosa; a gourd; sulphur.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kushthari in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kushtha, Ari.

Full-text: Adityapatra, Patola.

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