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Non-scientific name:

box

2 Accepted name(s) for "box":

Accepted name
Lycium europaeum L.
Buxus sempervirens 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:
Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021) Lycium europaeum L. Lycium europaeum L. Lycium europaeum L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Buxus sempervirens L. Buxus sempervirens L. Buxus sempervirens L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Buxus sempervirens L. Buxus sempervirens L. Buxus sempervirens L.

41 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "box":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
a'awsaj Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
a'wsaj Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
abassian boxwood Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aoussej Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
atutu Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
awsage Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
awsaj Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
box thorn Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
boxtree Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
boxwood Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
boxwoodtree Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bursh Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
buxbom Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
buxinho Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
buxo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
caucasian boxwood Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
common box Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
common boxwood Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
common or european box Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
drizë krisht Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
europaeum boxthorn Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
european box Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
french boxwood Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
haded europa Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
khtai Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
lgherdeq Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
licio Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
lokii Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
lyciet d'europe Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
persian boxwood Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pkata Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
sakkoum Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
samshad Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shamshad Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
spina santa Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
spina-christi Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
spinasanta Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
spinë dë krisht Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
tammuscèddu Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
turkish boxwood Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
árvore-da-caixa Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)