Gotu kola: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Gotu kola in India is the name of a plant defined with Centella asiatica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aira caespitosa var. littoralis Gaudin (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· American Journal of Botany (1976)
· Flora Peruviana (1802)
· Allgemeine Gartenzeitung (1842)
· Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica (1991)
· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (1900)
· Cytologia (1986)
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