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Non-scientific name:

giant milkweed

2 Accepted name(s) for "giant milkweed":

5 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:
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Calotropis gigantea R.Br. Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton flower, leaves, sap
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013) Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand. Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton
Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015) Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton Roots, leaves

20 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "giant milkweed":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
arka Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
arka (ayurveda) Other Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015)
bow-string hemp Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
bowstring hemp Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
calotropis gigantea Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
crown flower Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
crown plant Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
faux arbre de soie Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
giant swallowwort Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
gigantic swallow-wort Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
kayu berduri Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kemengu Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lembega Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
madar Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mercure végétale Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
mudar Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
niu jiao gua Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
rembega Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
rubber bush Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
swallowwort Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)