Non scientific name details for california laurel - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

california laurel

1 Accepted name(s) for "california laurel":

Accepted name
Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.

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:
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)	Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.	Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.	Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.
Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998)	Umbellularia californica (Hook. &Arn.) Nutt.	Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.	Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)	Umbellularia californica Nutt.	Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.	Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.

11 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "california laurel":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
balm of heaven	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
california bay	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
california bay laurel	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cinnamon bush	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
headache tree	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
myrtle	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
oregon myrtle	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
oreodaphne californica	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
peppernut tree	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
pepperwood	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
spicebush	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)