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Non-scientific name:

african ginger

2 Accepted name(s) for "african ginger":

Accepted name
Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt
Zingiber officinale Roscoe

5 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Drug form: Plant parts:
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt
Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015) Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt Rhizome, Roots
African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt rhizome, root
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Zingiber officinale Roscoe Zingiber officinale Roscoe Zingiber officinale Roscoe
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999) Zingiber officinale Roscoe Zingiber officinale Roscoe Zingiber officinale Roscoe dried rhizome rhizome

103 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "african ginger":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
ada Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
adrak Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
adu Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
african ginger root Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
afrikanischer ingwer Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ajenjibre Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
ale Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
alea Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
allam Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
allamu Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
ardak Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
ardraka Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
ardrakam Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
ardrakamu Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
arrowroot Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
asunglasemtong Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
ata-le jinja Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
baojiang Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
barbadoes ginger Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
bengal ginger Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
beuing Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
chiang Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
citaraho Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
cochin ginger Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
common ginger Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
djae Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
gember Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
gengibre Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
gingembre Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
gingembre africaine Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ginger Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
ginger root Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
gnji Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
green jamaica ginger Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
gung Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
halia Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
halia bara Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
halija Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
hli Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
hoshi shoga Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
inchi Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
indian ginger Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
indungulo Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
ingberwurgel Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
inguere Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
inguru Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
ingwer Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
isiphephetho Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
jahe Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
jamaica ginger Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
janzabeil Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
japanese ginger Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
jion Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
kallamu Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
kan chiang Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
kanga Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
kerati Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
khenseing Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
khiang Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
khing Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
khing klaeng Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
khing phueak Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
khing-daeng Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
khuong Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
kintoki Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
kon keung Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
konga Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
lahja Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
lei Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
luya Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
malabar ginger Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
mangawizi Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
ngesnges Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
niamaku Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
nigerian ginger Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
oshoga Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
palana Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
palu Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
pens'ao Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
rhizoma zingiberis Pharmaceutical WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
rimpang jahe Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
sa-e Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
sakanjabir Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
sge ugser Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
shengiang Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
shenjing Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
sho-kyo Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
shoga Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
shokyo Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
shonkyoh Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
shouhkyoh Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
tangawizi Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
wai Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
wild ginger Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
zangabil ee-e-tar Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
zanjabeel Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
zenzero africano Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
zinam Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
zingabil urratab Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
zingiber Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
zingiberis rhizoma Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
zingibil Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
zinjabil Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)