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Pharmaceutical name:

myrrha

14 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:
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007) Commiphora erythraea Engl. Commiphora erythraea (Ehrenb.) Engl. Commiphora kataf (Forssk.) Engl. dried oleo-gum stem and branch
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) Commiphora abyssinica (O.Berg.) Engl. Commiphora abyssinica (Engl.) Engl. Commiphora kua (R.Br. ex Royle) Vollesen
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007) Commiphora abyssinica Engl. Commiphora abyssinica (Engl.) Engl. Commiphora kua (R.Br. ex Royle) Vollesen dried oleo-gum stem and branch
Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019) Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl. Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. Resins
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl. Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl.
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Commiphora myrrha Engl. Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl.
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Commiphora myrrha Engler Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. gum-resin
Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003) Commiphora myrrha Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl.
Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Commiphora myrrha Engl. Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl.
Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Commiphora myrrha Engl. Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. gum resin
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Commiphora myrrha Engl. Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. dried resin collected from the bark of runk resin collected from the bark of trunk
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Commiphora myrrha Engler Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. gum-resin
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Commiphora molmol Engler Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl. ex Tschirch Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. gum-resin
E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) Commiphora molmol Engler Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl. ex Tschirch Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl.
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl. ex Tschirch Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl. ex Tschirch Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. dried resin collected from the bark of runk resin collected from the bark of trunk
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl. ex Tschirch Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl. ex Tschirch Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl.
European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) Commiphora molmol Engler Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl. ex Tschirch Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. gum-resin stem, branch
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007) Commiphora molmol Engler Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl. ex Tschirch Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. dried oleo-gum stem and branch
Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Commiphora molmol Engl. Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl. ex Tschirch Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl.
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Commiphora molmol Engl. Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl. ex Tschirch Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl.
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Commiphora molmol Engler Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl. ex Tschirch Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. gum-resin
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Commiphora molmol Engler Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl. ex Tschirch Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. Gum-resin, hardened in air, obtained by incision or produced by spontaneous exudation from the stem and branches stem, branch
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007) Commiphora schimperi Engl. Commiphora schimperi (O.Berg) Engl. Commiphora schimperi (O.Berg) Engl. dried oleo-gum stem and branch

47 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "myrrha":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
abyssinian myrrh Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
african myrrh Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
arbre à myrrhe Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bal Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
barakande Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bisabol myrrh Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bol Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bola Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bole Other Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
dashi ‘biskiti Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
gandharsh Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
guban myrrh Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
gum-resin myrrh Other U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
gummi myrrha Pharmaceutical WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
habaq-hagar-ad Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
heerabol myrrh Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
heerbol Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
hirabol myrrh Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
mbebe Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
mbele Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
mei yao Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
mirra Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
mo yao Other Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
molmol Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
morr Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
morrh Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
moyao Other Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
mur Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
murr Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
myrr Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
myrrh Other European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
myrrh tree Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
myrrhe Other E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
myrrhe des somalis Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
myrrhenbaum Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
männliche myrrhe Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
ogo myrrh Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
quercus bark Other Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
quercus cortex Pharmaceutical Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
somali myrrh Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
turari Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
ボクソク Other Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
哈地丁樹 Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
天然沒藥 Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
沒藥 Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
沒藥樹 Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
膠質沒藥 Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)