Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Dakur in the Bengali language is the name of a plant identified with Kopsia fruticosa (Roxb.) A.DC. from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family. For the possible medicinal usage of dakur, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Dakur in India is the name of a plant defined with Kopsia fruticosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Tabernaemontana longiflora Rusby (among others).

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

· Phytochemistry (2119)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1844)
· Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry (2005)
· Helv. Chim. Acta (2004)
· Botanical Register (1819)
· Acta Crystallographica Section C (1993)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Dakur, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Dakuramahatmya.

Ends with: Ghodakur.

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