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Non-scientific name:

asian plantain

1 Accepted name(s) for "asian plantain":

Accepted name
Plantago asiatica L.

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

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Trade forms:	Plant parts:
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)	Plantago asiatica L.	Plantago asiatica L.	Plantago asiatica L.		whole plant, seed
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)	Plantago asiatica L.	Plantago asiatica L.	Plantago asiatica L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)	Plantago asiatica L.	Plantago asiatica L.	Plantago asiatica L.

11 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "asian plantain":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
asian psyllium	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
asiatiskt groblad	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
che qian	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
che qian cao	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
che qian zi	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
cheqiancao	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
plantaginis herba	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
plantaginis herba	Pharmaceutical	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
plantago herb	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
plantain herb	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
psyllium	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ōbako	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)