Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Cotton leaf in English is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis procera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asclepias gigantea Jacq., nom. illeg. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (8217)
· Atti dell’Istituto Botanico dell’Università di Pavia (1936)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1918)
· Les Figures des Plantes et Animaux d'Usage en Medecine (1764)
· Autonomic & Autacoid Pharmacology (2007)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Cotton leaf, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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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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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)

Part 4 - Process for creation of Dhanya-abhra (paddy mica) < [Chapter I - Uparasa (1): Abhra or Abhraka (mica)]

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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)

Part 18 - Mercurial operations (16): Incineration of mercury (bhasmikarana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]

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