Kshayaka, ṣaⲹ첹: 1 definition
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Kshayaka 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.
The Sanskrit term ṣaⲹ첹 can be transliterated into English as Ksayaka or Kshayaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuṣaⲹ첹 (क्षय�) is another name for 峾, 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 (ś徱-) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (ṛt-ṣu貹). Together with the names ṣaⲹ첹 and 峾, there are a total of twenty-three Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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.
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Starts with: Kshayakacam, Kshayakala, Kshayakara, Kshayakarin, Kshayakarini, Kshayakartar, Kshayakartri, Kshayakasa, Kshayakasacikitsa, Kshayakasin.
Full-text: Lohitakshayaka, Apamarga.
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Review of Achyranthes aspera Linn. with a focus on Nighantu. < [2022: Volume 11, May special issue 6]