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Non-scientific name:

fireweed

9 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:
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)