Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Vasanga in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Casearia graveolens Dalzell from the Salicaceae (Willow) family. For the possible medicinal usage of vasanga, 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.

Vasanga in the Telugu language, ibid. previous identification.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Vasanga in India is the name of a plant defined with Casearia graveolens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Casearia graveolens var. lintsangensis S.Y. Bao.

2) Vasanga is also identified with Casearia tomentosa It has the synonym Anavinga lanceolata Lam. (etc.).

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

· Acta Botanica Yunnanica (1983)
· Familles des Plantes (1763)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Hooker’s Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany (1852)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus (1788)
· Species Plantarum. (1799)

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

context information

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vasaṅga (वसंग).—f See ōsaṅga.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Vāsaṃga (वासंग) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vyāsaṅga.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Vasangala, Vashamgata, Vashangama.

Ends with: Avashanga, Sarvasanga, Tatpurvasanga, Tryadhvasanga.

Full-text: Vyasanga.

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