Water chestnut: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Water chestnut in English is the name of a plant defined with Eleocharis dulcis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon dulce Burm.f. (among others).
2) Water chestnut is also identified with Pachira glabra It has the synonym Bombax aquaticum (Aubl.) K. Schum. (etc.).
3) Water chestnut is also identified with Trapa natans It has the synonym Trapa chinensis Loureiro (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora URSS (1949)
· J. Jiangxi Univ. (1991)
· Journal of Japanese Botany (1942)
· Izvestiia Glavnogo Botanicheskogo Sada R.S.F.S.R. (1925)
· Life Sci., Res. & Applic. (1996)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Water chestnut, for example health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Water, Chestnut.
Ends with: Chinese water chestnut.
Full-text (+5): Singhara, Chinese water chestnut, Simgarabija, Shringata, Mlimgi, Niruakrotu, Shimgade, Urdhvarekha, Urdhva, Tiryagrekha, Unnata, Tiryanc, Umkara, Kadibheda, Aparagriha, Navatanu, Mathanakula, Odika, Carcikavva, Raktavva.
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Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Medicines (m): Unclassified Substances < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
Internal Medicine (d): Fever < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Treatments in the Chapter on Medicine]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 11 - The therapeutics of Pectoral Lesions (kshata-kshina-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Chapter 25 - The Origin of Man and Disease (Purusha-samjnaka) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 29 - The therapeutics of Rheumatic Conditions (vata-shonita-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]