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Contrees means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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)
: Advances in Zoology and Botany: Indigenous Knowledge of Some Medicinal Plants of Himalaya RegionContrees refers to the medicinal plant 鈥�Dioscorea bulbifera Decne.鈥� from the Dioscoreaceae family, and is used for ethnomedicine treatment of Fever in Ahmednagar district, India. The parts used are: 鈥淟eaves, Stem, Tubers鈥�. Instructions for using the plant named Contrees: The leaf juice is used to treat snakebites and scorpion stings. The powder of tuber is given in dysentery and piles. The fern is also used in the production of sex hormones
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda 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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Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
An unpublished Jesuit work on Indian phytotherapy < [Volume 3 (1993)]