Nayurivi: 2 definitions
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Nayurivi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuNayurivi in the Tamil language is another name for Apāmārga, a medicinal plant identified with Achyranthes aspera Linn. (“prickly chaff-flower”) from the Amaranthaceae or “amaranth” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.88-91 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Other than the Tamil word Nayurivi, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which twenty-three are in Sanskrit.
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)Nayurivi in India is the name of a plant defined with Achyranthes aspera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Centrostachys indica Standl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Contraception (2006)
· Economic Botany (1981)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Acta Botanica Indica (1982)
· The India Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB) (1977)
· Phytomedicine. (2002)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Nayurivi, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, 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.
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Effect of Achyranthes aspera extracts on inflammation in animals. < [Volume 31 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 2012]
Vegetable Drugs in Basavarajeeyam < [Volume 20 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 2001]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Chitosan-silver oxide nanocomposite with Achyranthes aspera. < [2018: Volume 7, April conference issue 7]
Antidepressant activity of Acyranthes aspera in rats tested. < [2019: Volume 8, May issue 6]
Medicinal plants survey at Thiru Palani Murugan Kovil, Vavuniya. < [2016: Volume 5, November issue 11]