Jhenduka, Jheṇḍūka: 1 definition
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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuJheṇḍūka (झेण्डूक) is another name for Jhaṇḍū, an unidentified medicinal plant, possibly identified with Tagetes erecta Linn. or “Mexican marygold” from the Asteraceae or ‘daisy’ family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.141 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Jheṇḍūka and Jhaṇḍū, there are a total of seven Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
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