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Ayurveda (science of life)

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

Erikku [in the Malayalam language] is another name for “Arka” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning erikku] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).

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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

Erikku in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand. from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Asclepias procera, Calotropis wallichii, Madorius procerus. For the possible medicinal usage of erikku, 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)

1) Erikku in India is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis gigantea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Periploca cochinchinensis Lour. (among others).

2) Erikku is also identified with Calotropis procera It has the synonym Madorius procerus (Aiton) Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Chem. Pharm. Bull. (Tokyo) (2007)
· Journal of Natural Products
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2002)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1930)

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

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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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ērikku (ಏರಿಕ್ಕು):—[verb] to beat, pound heavily; to strike with heavy blows.

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Ēṟikku (ಏಱಿಕ್ಕು):—

1) [verb] to beat to pulp; to pound; to pulverise.

2) [verb] to give blow repeatedly and heavily.

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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: Kalankarai, Matai-pintotti, Matai-muntotti, Nirkkattu, Erukku.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Erikku, Ērikku, Ēṟikku; (plurals include: Erikkus, Ērikkus, Ēṟikkus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

A review article on arka < [2022: Volume 11, May issue 5]

A review on calotropis procera (ait) and its pharmacological activities < [2020: Volume 9, November issue 14]

Pharmacognistic andamp; pharmalogical of traditional medicinal plant < [2021: Volume 10, July issue 8]

Mahapurana of Puspadanta (critical study) (by Ratna Nagesha Shriyan)

Part 2.2 - Tadbhavas with specialised or changed meaning

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