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Shukadhanyavarga, Śū첹Բⲹ, Shuka-dhanya-varga: 1 definition

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The Sanskrit term Śū첹Բⲹ can be transliterated into English as Sukadhanyavarga or Shukadhanyavarga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shukadhanyavarga in Ayurveda glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Śū첹Բⲹ (शूकधान्यवर्ग) is the Sanskrit name for a group of medicinal plants, classified as “all bearded grains�, and originally composed by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna XXVII. The name is derived from the words śū첹Բⲹ (śū첹 translates to ‘bristle�, ‘awn� while Բⲹ translates to ‘consisting of grain�) and varga, translating to “group� or “family�. It is a technical term used throughout Āyurveda.

The following plants are described as pertaining to this category:

  1. 鲹ٲś,
  2. Patala,
  3. Ѳś,
  4. Kalama,
  5. Śܲṛt,
  6. ūṇa첹,
  7. Dīrghaśū첹,
  8. ṇḍܰ첹,
  9. ṅgū,
  10. Sugandhaka,
  11. dz󲹱,
  12. ,
  13. Pramoda,
  14. ʲٲṅg,
  15. ղ貹īⲹ,
  16. Yavaka,
  17. ⲹԲ,
  18. ṃśuⲹ,
  19. ṣa󲹰첹,
  20. Ṣaṣṭ첹,
  21. Gaura,
  22. ṛṣṇaܰ,
  23. Varaka,
  24. 첹,
  25. īԲ,
  26. Ś岹,
  27. Ujjvala,
  28. Dardura,
  29. ҲԻ,
  30. Kuruvinda,
  31. հī,
  32. ṭa,
  33. Ś峾첹,
  34. ǰūṣa,
  35. Ჹپś峾첹,
  36. ī,
  37. մDzⲹ貹ṇ�,
  38. Gavedhuka,
  39. ʰśԳپ,
  40. ḥśy峾첹,
  41. Lauhitya,
  42. ,
  43. ʰⲹṅg,
  44. Mukunda,
  45. ṇṭī,
  46. Ҳūṭ�,
  47. Varuka,
  48. Varaka,
  49. Ś,
  50. ٰ첹ṭa,
  51. ūṇa,
  52. Yava,
  53. ձⲹ,
  54. Ҵǻū,
  55. Իīܰī,
  56. Ѳūī.

The collection of herbs named Śū첹Բⲹ is one of the seven groups that were classified based on its dietic value.

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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.

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