Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Kotia in East Africa is the name of a plant defined with Allophylus africanus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Schmidelia africana (P. Beauv.) DC..

2) Kotia in Upper Volta is also identified with Alchornea cordifolia It has the synonym Conceveiba cordata A. Juss. (etc.).

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

· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1866)
· De Euphorbiacearum Generibus Medicisque (1824)
· Beskrivelse af Guineeiske planter (1827)
· Flore d’Oware (1807)
· Linnaea (1865)
· Niger flora, or ‘An enumeration of the plants of western tropical Africa’ (1849)

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