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Non-scientific name:

eggplant

1 Accepted name(s) for "eggplant":

Accepted name
Solanum melongena L.

7 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:
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Solanum melongena L. Solanum melongena L. Solanum melongena L.
Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) Solanum melongena Solanum melongena L. Solanum melongena L. Seed
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Solanum melongena Linnaeus Solanum melongena L. Solanum melongena L.
Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002) Solanum melongena Solanum melongena L.

MPNS Best Guess

 Solanum melongena L. Seed
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Solanum melongena Solanum melongena L. Solanum melongena L. stem, root
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Solanum melongena L. Solanum melongena L. Solanum melongena L. Leaf
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Solanum melongena Linn. Solanum melongena L. Solanum melongena L. fruit, root, leaves, seed

40 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "eggplant":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
aubergin Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
aubergine Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
baigan Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
baingan Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
berenjena Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
berinjela Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bhanta Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bhantaa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bhantaki Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bhenta Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bhyanta Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bombob Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
brinjal Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
brinjal eggplant Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
béringène Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
dōng fēng cǎo Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
eierfrucht Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
gaji Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kandu Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kathirikai Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kayan Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
maranziana Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
melanzana Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mulignana Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mélongène Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
nasu Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
paranda Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
petrociana Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
qie Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
qié Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
qié gēn Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sin-kayan Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
terung ungu panjang Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
vaartaaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
vaartaakini Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
vaartaaku Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
vrintaaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
东风草 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
茄 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
茄根 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)