Non scientific name details for elephant-foot yam - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

elephant-foot yam

1 Accepted name(s) for "elephant-foot yam":

Accepted name
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson

3 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Drug form:	Plant parts:
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson var. campanulatus (Decne.) Sivad.	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius var. campanulatus (Roxb.) Sivad.	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)	Amorphophallus campanulatus (Roxb.) Blume ex Decne.	Amorphophallus campanulatus Decne.	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson	dried corm	corm

17 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "elephant-foot yam":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
arshoghna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
chenaikkizhangu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
dracontium polyphyllum	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
elephant foot yam	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
elephant yam	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
jimmikand	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kaathukarunai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kand-ayak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kandala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kanduula	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
stink lily	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
surana	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
suurana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
telinga potato	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
whitespot giant arum	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
zamikand	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
zamin-qand	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)