Non scientific name details for fireweed - Medicinal Plant Names Services

Non-scientific name:

fireweed

3 Accepted name(s) for "fireweed":

Accepted name
Ruellia tuberosa L.
Epilobium angustifolium L.
Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC.

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

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Plant parts:
Common Med. Pl. of Portland, Jamaica (Summer & Thomas, 2009)	Ruellia tuberosa L.	Ruellia tuberosa L.	Ruellia tuberosa L.	whole plant
Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998)	Epilobium angustifolium L.	Epilobium angustifolium L.	Epilobium angustifolium L.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)	Epilobium angustifolium L.	Epilobium angustifolium L.	Epilobium angustifolium L.
Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998)	Epilobium angustifolium L. ssp. angustifolium	Epilobium angustifolium L.	Epilobium angustifolium L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)	Epilobium angustifolium L.	Epilobium angustifolium L.	Epilobium angustifolium L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)	Epilobium angustifolium L.	Epilobium angustifolium L.	Epilobium angustifolium L.
Food & Med., Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)	Epilobium angustifolium L.	Epilobium angustifolium L.	Epilobium angustifolium L.
Food & Med., Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)	Epilobium angustifolium L.	Epilobium angustifolium L.	Epilobium angustifolium L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)	Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop.	Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop.	Epilobium angustifolium L.
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)	Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop.	Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop.	Epilobium angustifolium L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)	Erechtites hieracifolius (L.) Raf. Ex Dc.	Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC.	Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC.
Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)	Erechtites hieracifolia	Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC.	Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC.

29 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "fireweed":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
american burnweed	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
american fireweed	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
blooming sally	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
broomweed	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
burnweed	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cote soleil	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
duppy gun	Other	Common Med. Pl. of Portland, Jamaica (Summer & Thomas, 2009)
epilobium angustifolium whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
erechtites hieracifolia	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
erechtites hieraciifolius whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
french-willow	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
great willow herb	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
great willow-herb	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
great willowherb	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
gully root	Other	Common Med. Pl. of Portland, Jamaica (Summer & Thomas, 2009)
lechuguilla	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
letron	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
malayan groundsel	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mares tail	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
mjölke	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
pilewort	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
purple firetop	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rose-bay willow-herb	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rosebay willowherb	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
wickup	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
willow herb	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
willowherb	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
иван-чай	Other	Food & Med., Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)
іван чай	Other	Food & Med., Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)