Non scientific name details for colic root - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

colic root

3 Accepted name(s) for "colic root":

Accepted name
Dioscorea villosa L.
Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Aletris farinosa L.

2 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)	Dioscorea villosa L.	Dioscorea villosa L.	Dioscorea villosa L.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)	Dioscorea villosa L.	Dioscorea villosa L.	Dioscorea villosa L.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)	Liatris spicata Willd.	Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.	Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)	Aletris farinosa L.	Aletris farinosa L.	Aletris farinosa L.

14 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "colic root":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
aletris	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
blazing star	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
china root	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
dense blazing star	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
dense button-snakeroot	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
devil's bit	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
dioscorea villosa	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
gayfeather	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
liatris spicata	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
north american wild yam	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
rheumatism root	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
star grass	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
true unicorn	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
wild yam	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)