The Sanskrit term Hemapuṣpa can be transliterated into English as Hemapuspa or Hemapushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Hemapuṣpa (हेमपुष्प) is another name for Āhulya, an unidentified medicinal plant possibly identified with Cassia auriculata Linn., according to verse 4.166-170 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 Hemapuṣpa and Āhulya, there are a total of thirteen 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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Hemapuspa in India is the name of a plant defined with Saraca asoca in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Jonesia confusa Hassk. (among others).

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

· Journal of Natural Medicines (2007)
· Voorl. School fl. Java (1908)
· Blumea (1968)
· Flora of Ceylon (1991)
· Asiatic Researches (1795)
· Mant. Pl. (1767)

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

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Hemapuṣpa (हेमपुष्प).—

1) the Aśoka tree.

2) the Lodhra tree.

3) the Champaka tree. (-n.)

1) the Aśoka flower.

2) the flower of China rose.

Derivable forms: hemapuṣpaḥ (हेमपुष्पः).

Hemapuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms heman and puṣpa (पुष्प). See also (synonyms): hemapuṣpaka.

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

Hemapuṣpa (हेमपुष्प).—n.

(-ṣpaṃ) 1. The Aśoka tree, (Jonesia Asoca.) 2. The China rose. the flower. m.

(-ṣpaḥ) 1. The Champaka, (Michelia champaca.) 2. The Lodh tree. f. (-ṣpī) Begal madder. E. hema golden, puṣpa a flower.

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

1) Hemapuṣpa (हेमपुष्प):—[=hema-puṣpa] [from hema > heman] m. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) ‘bearing g° flowers’, Michelia Champaka

2) [v.s. ...] Jonesia Asoka

3) [v.s. ...] Mesua Roxburghii

4) [v.s. ...] Cassia Fistula

5) [=hema-puṣpa] [from hema > heman] n. the flower of Michelia Champaka etc. (See above).

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

Hemapuṣpa (हेमपुष्प):—[hema-puṣpa] (ṣpaḥ) 1. n. The Asoca tree; China rose. m. Champaca; Lodh tree. f. (ī) Bengal madder.

[Sanskrit to German]

Hemapushpa 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Hēmapuṣpa (ಹೇಮಪುಷ್ಪ):—

1) [noun] = ಹೇಮ [hema]1 - 5 & 6.

2) [noun] the tree Michelia champaca of Magnoliaceae family.

3) [noun] its fragrant flowers.

4) [noun] the tree Jonesia asoca ( = Saraca indica) of Caesalpiniaceae family.

5) [noun] the tree Symplocos racemosa of Symplocaceae family.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Hema, Pushpa.

Starts with: Hemapushpaka, Hemapushpam.

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