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Non-scientific name:

butterbur

6 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:
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Tussilago farfara L. Tussilago farfara L. Tussilago farfara L.
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Petasites hybridus Petasites hybridus (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. Petasites hybridus (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Petasites hybridus (L.) G. Gaertn. et al. Petasites hybridus (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. Petasites hybridus (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Petasites hybridus (L.) Gaertn., Meyer & Scherb. Petasites hybridus (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. Petasites hybridus (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Petasites hybridus (L.) Petasites hybridus (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. Petasites hybridus (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. Aerial parts, leaf, rhizome, root
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Petasites hybridus (L.) P. Gaertn., B. Meyer et Scherb. Petasites hybridus (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. Petasites hybridus (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. Aerial parts, leaf, rhizome, root
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) Petasites japonicus F.Schmidt Petasites japonicus (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim.

MPNS Best Guess

 Petasites japonicus (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Petasites japonicus (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim. Petasites japonicus (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim. Petasites japonicus (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim.

45 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "butterbur":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
ass's foot Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
bitterskråp Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
blatterdock Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
bog rhubarb Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
bog-rhubarb Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bogshorns Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
bull's foot Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
butterdock Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
butterfly dock Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
capdockin Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
colt's-foot Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
colts foot Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
colts-foot Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
coltsfoot Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
coughwort Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
farfaccio Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
farfara Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
feng dou cai Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
flapperdock Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
foal's foot Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
foalswort Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
fuki Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
fárfara japonesa Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
gemeine pestwurz Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
gewöhnliche pestwurz Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
giant butterbur Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
great butterbur Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
horse foot Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
japanische pestwurz Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
japonesa Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kuan dong Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mat'-i-machekha Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
meowi Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
petasitidis folium Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
petasitidis rhizoma Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
pétasite vulgaire Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
pétasitès japonais Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sweet-coltsfoot Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
tash plant Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tussilago farfara Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tussilago petasites Other U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
umbrella plant Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
umbrella-plant Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
welcome winter Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
winter heliotrope Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)