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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Undurukarṇikā (उन्दुरुकर्णिका) is another name for Ākhukarṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Ipomoea reniformis, synonym of Merremia emarginata (kidney leaf morning glory) from the Convolvulaceae or “morning glory family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.67-68 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Undurukarṇikā and Ākhukarṇī, there are a total of twenty 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)

Undurukarnika in India is the name of a plant defined with Merremia gangetica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Merremia gangetica (L.) Cufod..

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

· Taxon (1979)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles (1961)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Undurukarnika, for example extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, 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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Undurukarṇikā (उन्दुरुकर्णिका) or Undūrukarṇikā (उन्दूरुकर्णिका).—the plant Salvinia Cuccullata. (Mar. undīrakānī).

Undurukarṇikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms unduru and karṇikā (कर्णिका). See also (synonyms): undarukarṇī, undurakarṇī, undurukarṇī, undarukarṇikā, undurakarṇikā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Undurukarnika 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Unduru, Karnika.

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Full-text: Undarukarni, Undurakarni, Undarukarnika, Undurakarnika, Undurukarni, Akhukarni.

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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal

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Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine

Acharya Sushrutokta Gana and their Pharmacological actions- A review < [Volume 11, issue 2 (2023)]

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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Acharya sushrutokta gana – a botanical review < [2023: Volume 12, September issue 15]