Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Cordia myxa Linn. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Cordia myxa Thwaites, Cordia myxa Forssk., Gerascanthus myxus (L.) Borhidi, Vitex gomphophylla Baker) (Greek myxa ‘slime’, Latin myxa for a kind of plum-tree, Cordia myxa, Plinius..

References regarding Cordia myxa Linn. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Genera Plantarum (1839)
· The Vegetable Kingdom (1846)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1900)
· Revista Brasileira de Botánica (1986)
· Acta Bot. Hung. (1988)
· Taxon (1992)

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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.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Cordia myxa; (plurals include: Cordia myxas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

Section LIV < [Anusasanika Parva]

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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)

Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]

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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)

Chapter CCXXVII - Different names of the Ayurvedic Drugs < [Dhanvantari Samhita]

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