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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Unhali in the Marathi language is another name for Śarapuṅkhā, a medicinal plant identified with Tephrosia purpurea Linn. (“common tephrosia”) from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.71-73 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 Marathi word Unhali, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which six are in Sanskrit.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Advances in Zoology and Botany: Ethnomedicinal List of Plants Treating Fever in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, India

Unhālī (or Unhāḻī) in the Marathi language refers to the medicinal under-shrub “Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers”, and is used for ethnomedicine treatment of Fever in Ahmednagar district, India. The parts used are: “Roots”. Instructions for using the under-shrub named Unhālī: The root paste 5 g made with the rhizome of ginger (Zingiber officinale) and black paper—with a teaspoonful honey.

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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

Unhali [उन्हाळी] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Indigofera cassioides Rottler ex DC. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Indigofera pulchella, Indigofera leptostachya. For the possible medicinal usage of unhali, 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.

Unhali [उन्हाळी] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Tephrosia lanceifolia, Tephrosia indigofera, Tephrosia wallichii.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Unhali in India is the name of a plant defined with Tephrosia hamiltonii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

2) Unhali is also identified with Tephrosia pumila It has the synonym Cracca dichotoma (Desv.) Kuntze (etc.).

3) Unhali is also identified with Tephrosia purpurea It has the synonym Cracca wallichii (Graham) Rydb. (etc.).

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

· Species Plantarum, ed. 3
· Botanical Gazette (1899)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis
· Icones plantarum formosanarum nec non et contributiones ad floram formosanam. (1920)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1788)
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1917)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

unhāḷī (उन्हाळी).—f (unhāḷā) Heat of weather; the heat of the hot season. 2 The hot dysury. v lāga, hō 3 A particular plant. 4 C The hot season.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

unhāḷī (उन्हाळी).—f Heat of weather; the hot dysury.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Unhalipavasali.

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Full-text: Keshari-unhali, Ishupunkha, Sharapunkha.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Unhali, Unhāḷī, Unhālī, Unhāḻī; (plurals include: Unhalis, Unhāḷīs, Unhālīs, Unhāḻīs). 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

Anthelmintic activity of Tephrosia purpurea root extract in earthworms. < [2017: Volume 6, June issue 6]

Literary and therapeutic review of sharpunkha (tephrosa purpurea) < [2020: Volume 9, July issue 7]

A critical review of sharpunkha in management of splenomegaly < [2022: Volume 11, January issue 1]