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Non-scientific name:

japanese knotweed

2 Accepted name(s) for "japanese knotweed":

Accepted name
Reynoutria japonica Houtt.
Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Gross

4 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:
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. Reynoutria japonica Houtt. root & rhizome, leaf
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polygonumcuspidatum Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. Reynoutria japonica Houtt. rhizoma, root stock
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. & Zucc. Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. Reynoutria japonica Houtt.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Reynoutria japonica Houtt. Reynoutria japonica Houtt. Reynoutria japonica Houtt.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) H. Gross Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Gross Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Gross

36 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "japanese knotweed":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
bān gēn Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bān zhàng Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
crimson beauty Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
donkey rhubarb Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
german sausage Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
giant knotweed Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
hu zhang Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
hu zhang ye Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
hǔ zhàng Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
itadori Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
japanese bamboo Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
japanese fleece flower Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
japanese fleeceflower Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
japanese polygonum Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
japanischer flügelknöterich Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kontiki bamboo Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kopf-knöterich Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kǔ zhàng Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mexican bamboo Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mexican-bamboo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
parkslide Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
peashooter plant Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
pink-head knotweed Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pink-head persicaria Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pokok sembelit Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pokok semuluh Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
renouée capitée Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
rosenslide Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sally rhubarb Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tou hua liao Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
zǐ jīn lóng Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
斑杖 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
斑根 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
紫金龙 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
苦杖 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
虎杖 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)