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Non-scientific name:

candle bush

8 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) Senna alata (L.) Roxb. Senna alata (L.) Roxb. Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Senna alata (L.) Roxb. Senna alata (L.) Roxb. Senna alata (L.) Roxb. Leaf, flower, seed, root
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Senna alata (L.) Roxb. Senna alata (L.) Roxb. Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
Med. Pl. used by Deb Barma Clan in Bangladesh (Kabir et al., 2014) Senna alata (L.) Roxb. Senna alata (L.) Roxb. Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007) Cassia alata Linn Cassia alata L. Senna alata (L.) Roxb. fresh or dried young leaflets leaf
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Cassia alata Cassia alata L. Senna alata (L.) Roxb. Leaves, Root, Seeds
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Sarcocaulon salmoniflorum Moffett Sarcocaulon salmoniflorum Moffett Sarcocaulon salmoniflorum Moffett

55 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "candle bush":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
agbobladzoe Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
alata leaf Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
asenti Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
bainsa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
bayisa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
blefo sinogbetso Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
boesmankers Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
buschmannskerzen Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
bushman candle Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
bushman's candle Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
candelabra tree Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
candlestick senna Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chakramarda Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
chi jia jue ming Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
christmas-candle Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
crawcraw plant Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
dadrughna Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
daud pata Other Med. Pl. used by Deb Barma Clan in Bangladesh (Kabir et al., 2014)
duawusio Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
duawusu Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
emperor's candlesticks Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
empress candle plant Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
empress-candleplant Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
eth thora Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
eyanuba Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
ezinliba Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
filasco Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
fleur st christophe Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
guajava Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
heldoring Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
hpak-lam-mon-long Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
impetigo bush Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kersbos Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
klein kersbossie Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mwinu Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
osempe Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
peanut-butter cassia Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
popcorn senna Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
qorab Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
rata tora Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
ringworm bush Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
ringworm cassia Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
ringworm plant Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
ringworm senna Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ringworm shrub Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
ringworrn shrub Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
seven-golden-candlesticks Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
singobetso Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
sok Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
séné africain Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
t'noena doring Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
wild senna Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
yamnua Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
ඇත්තෝර Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
රටතෝර Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)