Vajigandha, Vājigandha, Vajin-gandha, Vajigandhā, Vajigamdha: 10 definitions
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Vajigandha 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 nighaṇṭuVajigandhā in the Telugu language is another name for Aśvagandhā, a medicinal plant identified with Withania somnifera Dunal. (“Indian ginseng” or “Winter Cherry”) from the Solanaceae or Nightshade family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.109-112 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 Telugu word Vajigandhā, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which twenty-three are in Sanskrit.
Vājigandhā is the Sanskrit variety for Aśvagandhā.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaVājigandhā (वाजिगन्धा) is another name for “Aśvagandhā” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning vājigandhā] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
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 DrugsVajigandha [ವಜಿಗಂಧ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Ipomoea triloba L. from the Convolvulaceae (Morning glory) family. For the possible medicinal usage of vajigandha, 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.
Vajigandha [ವಜಿಗಂಧ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawler from the Convolvulaceae (Morning glory) family having the following synonyms: Convolvulus obscurus, Ipomoea fragilis.
Vajigandha [ವಜಿಗಂಧ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Ipomoea sagittifolia Burm.f. from the Convolvulaceae (Morning glory) family having the following synonyms: Ipomoea sepiaria, Ipomoea maxima, Ipomoea marginata.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vajigandha in India is the name of a plant defined with Withania somnifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Withania kansuensis K.Z. Kuang & A.M. Lu (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1978)
· De la Belladone (1825)
· Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. Munchen (1951)
· Methodus (Moench) (1794)
· Candollea (1993)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1978)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vajigandha, for example side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVājigandha (वाजिगन्ध).—Name of a tree, Physalis Flexuosa. (Mar. āsaṃdha); Mātaṇga L.11.31.
Derivable forms: vājigandhaḥ (वाजिगन्धः).
Vājigandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vājin and gandha (गन्ध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVājigandha (वाजिगन्ध).—m.
(-ndhaḥ) The name of a plant, (Physalis flexuosa.) E. vājin a horse, and gandha smell; also vājigandhaka .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVājigandhā (वाजिगन्धा):—[=vāji-gandhā] [from vāji > vāja] f. the plant Physalis Flexuosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVājigandha (वाजिगन्ध):—[vāji-gandha] (ndhaḥ) 1. m. A plant (Physalis flexuosa).
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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 corpusVājigaṃdha (ವಾಜಿಗಂಧ):—
1) [noun] the medicinal plant, Withonia somnifera ( = Physalis flexuosa) of Solanaceae family.
2) [noun] the plant Physalis flexuosa of Solanaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Vajin, Gandha.
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Full-text: Vajikari, Vajini, Ashvagandha.
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