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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Koitur in the Nepali language is the name of a plant identified with Gynocardia odorata from the Achariaceae (Acharia) family having the following synonyms: Chaulmoogra odorata, Chilmoria dodecandra. For the possible medicinal usage of koitur, 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)

Koitur in India is the name of a plant defined with Gynocardia odorata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chilmoria pentandra Buch.-Ham. (among others).

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

· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1822)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· FBI (1872)
· Taxon (1980)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1984)

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