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Non-scientific name:

flax

1 Accepted name(s) for "flax":

Accepted name
Linum usitatissimum L.

13 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:
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Seed, Oil
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Linum vsitatissimum Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. stem, leaf, frond
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
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Seed
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) 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
Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002) Linum usitatissimum Linum usitatissimum L.

MPNS Best Guess

 Linum usitatissimum L. Oil Seed
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Linum usitatissimum Linn. Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. oil, ripe seed seed, flower
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Linum usitatissimum Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.
Med. Pl. Use: Tajik & Afghan Pamirs (Kassam et al., 2010) Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.
Israeli Trad. Med. (Lev, 2006) Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. seed

138 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)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
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 Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
atasi Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
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)
bi-thawar Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
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 Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
haimwati Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hnan-kyat Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
hú má Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
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)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kayavu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kettan Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kitani Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kshauma Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kshaumi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kshumaa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
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 Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
linhaça Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
linho Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
lini semen Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
lino Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
linseed Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
Med. Pl. Use: Tajik & Afghan Pamirs (Kassam et al., 2010)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
linseed enne Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
linseed oil Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
linseeds Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 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)
masrnaa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
masruna Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
masuna Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mauverchala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
migyaung-kumbat Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
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)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
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)
paiksan Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
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 Pl. (Wiersema & León, 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)
shān zhī má Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sirrali Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
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)
umaa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
virai Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
ya ma Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
ya ma zi Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
yà má Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yà má yè Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yā má Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
zagher Other Med. Pl. Use: Tajik & Afghan Pamirs (Kassam et al., 2010)
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)
亚麻 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
亚麻叶 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
山脂麻 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
胡麻 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
鸦麻 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)