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Non-scientific name:

flax

1 Accepted name(s) for "flax":

Accepted name
Linum usitatissimum L.

10 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:
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. seed
Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009) Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.
Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.
World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013) Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.
Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) Linum usitatissimum Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Oil Seed
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.
Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002) Linum usitatissimum Linum usitatissimum L.

MPNS Best Guess

 Linum usitatissimum L. Oil Seed
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Seed, Oil

119 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "flax":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
agase beeja Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
agase gida Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
agase naaru Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akasi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alasee beeja Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alashi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alashiberu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alasi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alasibija Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alci Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ali vittu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alici Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alici vitai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alishi-virai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alishivirai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alisi virai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alivirai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alleverei Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alsee Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alshi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alsi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alsi nim bariyan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alsi-ka-tel Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alsi-sanbyam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ama Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
atasi Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
athasee Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
athasee gida Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
athasi gida Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
auma Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
avishi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
avisi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bazarug Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bazarulkatan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bazarutkattan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bazrul-kattan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
budrapatni Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cantiracura Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cerucana Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chanaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cheru-chanattinte-vitta Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cheruchanavittintevilta Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
common flax Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cultivated flax Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
devi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dhonul-kattan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
flachs Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
haimwati Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
javas Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
javasa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kayavu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kettan Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kitani Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kshauma Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kshaumi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ksuma Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuman Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kutan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lein Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
lika Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lin Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
lin usuel Other Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
linaza Other Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
linhaça Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
linho Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
lini semen Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
lino Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
linseed Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009)
World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
linseed enne Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
linseed oil Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lint bells Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
linum usitatissimum Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
madagandha Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madana-ginjalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madanaginja Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madanaginjalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madanginjalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madotkata Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
malina Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
masina Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
masrina Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
masrind Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
masrna Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
masruna Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
masuna Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mauverchala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nalla agisi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nalla avisi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilapushpi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilapushpika Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilapuspi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ol (mo) se Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parvathi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pichhila Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
roghan alsi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
roghane-katan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
roghane-zaghir Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
saatlein Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
san Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seeme agase beeja Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
serroo sanulverei Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sunila Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tailottama Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tisi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tisi-ka-tel Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhme-katan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhme-zaghir Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhme-zaqhir Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhmekatan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ullusulu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uma Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ya ma Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
ya ma zi Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
zaghir Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
zaghu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
zar ma i me tog Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)