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Non-scientific name:

kapok

10 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:
Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014) Bombax buonopozense P.Beauv. Bombax buonopozense P.Beauv. Bombax buonopozense P.Beauv. dry fruits fruits
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Bombax ceiba L. Bombax ceiba L. Bombax ceiba L.
Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Ceiba pentandra Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Ceiba pentandra GAERTN. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010) Ceiba pentandra (L.) Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. tendel leaves, tender fruit, unripe fruit bark, root, gum, leaves, flower, fruit
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Ceiba pentandra (Linn.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Eriodendron anfractuosum Eriodendron anfractuosum DC. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. bark, leaves
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Ceiba pentandra (Linn.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. unripe fruit, unripe pods, seed oil gum, fruit, root, flower, pods, seed, leaves, stem, bark
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017) Ceiba pentandra Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Root, leaf
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Acacia pennata Willd. Acacia pennata (L.) Willd. Senegalia pennata (L.) Maslin leaves, roots

186 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "kapok":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
acikai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akar chuis Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
akar kayu manis Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
akar kepah Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
akar tebu gajah Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
akikai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
apoorni Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
apurani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
balios Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
basanglai Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
bili booruga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bilibaralu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bilibooruga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
biliburaga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
boboi Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
boi-boi Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
booruga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
buboi Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
bulak Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
bulak-dondol Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
bulak-kahoi Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
bulak-kastila Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
bulak-sina Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
buraga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
calamali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
calamirittiran Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
callakimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
camani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canamalikam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canamalikamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
capoc Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
caranamalam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ceiba Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
chirayu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cilesmavarttani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cilettumavarttani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ciracivi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cirancivi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
citakapi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
citalicimitta Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cittanmuki Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cittanmukimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cotton tree Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
cukumaranul Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cukumaratuli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cukumaratuvi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
daldol Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
dogdol Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
doldol Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
dondol Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
doodi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
doodihatthi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dudi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
elava Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
emanarvalli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
fromager Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
fromagier Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
gapas Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
gataoua Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
gon Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
hattian Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
icanam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ielavum Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
ilakumaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ilavam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ilavam pinchu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ilavamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ilavu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ilavum Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
ilavumaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
imbul Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
irakaputpam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
iyamanarvalli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kabu kapes Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
kabu-kabu Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kadami Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantapalam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantapalamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kapas Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
kapas-sanglai Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
kapokbaum Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kapokier Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kapokku-no-ki Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
kapoktree Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kapuk kulak Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
kariyacu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karukkanam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kasanglai Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
katan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katicakali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katicakalimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kayo Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
kekabu Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kepoh betina Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kopak Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kukkati Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kupoh Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kutasalmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kutashalmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kutsitashalmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuuta-shaalmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
le-moh-pin Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
lewah Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
mapou Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
mapou coton Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
marali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
marati moggu Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
matacaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mengkapas Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
mfuma Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
mocacani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mocacanimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mocani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mocaniriyacam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
moch Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mosungu Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
muh-mien-hwa Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
mullillapappula Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nakuli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nariyilavamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nariyilavu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nattilavu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pancu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pandhari Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panja Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panji Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panjimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panni Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pannimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panniyala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
piccila Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pochote Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pula Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
putpapani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
randu Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
rochana Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
saalmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
safed-semul Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
safedsavara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
safedsemal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
safetasavara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
salmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
samali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
samauma Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
samauma-da-várzea Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sambal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
saphed simal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
semul Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
shamieula Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shveta shaalmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
shvetasalmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
silk cotton Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
silk cotton tree Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
silk cottontree Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
silk-cotton tree Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
silk-cottontree Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
singapore kapok Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sthirayu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
svetashalmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tella buruga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tellaburaga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
terru Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
terrukam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thellabooraga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thinbaw-letpan Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
tolam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tolaya Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tree kapok Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tulakikam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tulakikamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tulani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tulavirukkam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tuli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tulini Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tulipalai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
turanimoca Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tuyarkantam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ulagamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ulakumaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ulavamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
weißer kapokbaum Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
white silk cotton Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
white silk cotton tree Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
white silk cottontree Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
white silk-cottontree Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
árbol capoc Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)