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Non-scientific name:

pawpaw

2 Accepted name(s) for "pawpaw":

Accepted name
Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal
Carica papaya 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: Drug form: Plant parts:
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Asimina triloba Dun. Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L. Fruit, seed, sap, leaf, root
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L.
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L. leaf, fruit
Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007) Carica papaya Linn. Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L. dried seeds seed
Handbook of Arabian Med. Pl. (Ghazanfar, 1994) Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L.
Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017) Carica papaya Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L. Fruit, leaves, seeds, milky sap
Fresh Med. Pl. in Singapore (Siew et al., 2014) Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L. unripened fruits, skin and seeds of unripened fruits fruits, leaves, stems
Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Carica papaya Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Carica papaya Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L.
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L. Carica papaya L.

191 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "pawpaw":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
aanabahe-hindi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
adiba Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
akka thangi hannu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akpakpa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
akunyanyela Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
amba-hindi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
american custard-apple Other U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
anbah hindi Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
andakharbuja Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
apappaya-pazham Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arand kharbuza Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arandkharbuza Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
asimina Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
asimina triloba Other U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
asiminier Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
babaya Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
babog fruta bomba Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
bapaipundoo Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bappangaayi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bappangayi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bappayi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bappayya Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barangi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bobbasi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
booppamkaya Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
boppaayi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
boppai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
boppasa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
boppayi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
boppayi-hannu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
boppayi-pandu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
boppayya Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
boppe Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
borofer Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
borofere Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
borosuow Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
brahmairandah Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
buruku-mani Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
carica papaya whole Other Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
carpaya root Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
chich put Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
chirbhita Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cittamukkicam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cittamukkikamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
conkarikam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
conkarikamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
crot-kyeei Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
dipapayi Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
dog-banana Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
erandachirbhata Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
erandachirbhita Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
erandakarakati Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
erandakarkati Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
etighi-mbakara Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
faifai Other Handbook of Arabian Med. Pl. (Ghazanfar, 1994)
fan kua Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
fan mu gua Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ffafy Other Handbook of Arabian Med. Pl. (Ghazanfar, 1994)
fifaiy Other Handbook of Arabian Med. Pl. (Ghazanfar, 1994)
go Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
gondele Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
goppe Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
goppe hannu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
goppen Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gwanda Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
gwandau Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
gwandu Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
hla-crote kyee Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
ibepe Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
indian-banana Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
kaniyamanakku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaplam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kappalam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kariyamanakku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karmmatti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karmmos Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karmmosu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karmmusu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karmosu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karpakkini Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karpakkinimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karumusa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karutha Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kavunagaci Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
kodipappali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kpakpa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
lechoso Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
lohong si phle Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
madana anapa chettu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madana-anapakaya Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madanaanapa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madananaba Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madhukarkati Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madhurnakam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madhurnakamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mak-sang-hpaw Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
mamon Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mamão Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
mamón Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
mansi Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
mapaza Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
melon tree Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
melonenbaum Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
mu gua Other Fresh Med. Pl. in Singapore (Siew et al., 2014)
mu kua Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
mummy apple Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
naattupappali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nalikadala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nda karbhooja Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
okworo-beke Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
omita Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ommai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pa- paya Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
pangi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papaaya Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papaia Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
papailler Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
papain Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
papaja Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
papajabaum Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
papajamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papajapflanze Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
papal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papau Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
papaw Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
papay Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papaya Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Fresh Med. Pl. in Singapore (Siew et al., 2014)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
papaye Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
papayer Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
papayero Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
papayu Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
papeeta Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papita Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papita desi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papitha Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papiya Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappaayi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappali-pazham Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappalikaimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappalippal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappangaayi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappangaye Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappangayi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappay Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappaya Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappaya-pazham Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappayam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappayambalam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappayampazham Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappayi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappayi-pazham Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappelasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappita Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parangi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parangi hannu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parangi hannu mara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parangi mara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parangimara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parangiyamanakku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
paranjihannu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parankiyamanakku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parindhi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
paringi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pasalai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pawaw tree Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pawpaw fruits Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
pawpaw tree Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
pawpawtree Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
payi payi Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
pepiya Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pepol Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
peragi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
perinji Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pharangi-hannu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
piranji Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
popai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
popaiya Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
popaiya or popaiyah Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
popaiyah Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poppaya Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poppayi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poppoia Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puppali pullum Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sayinbo Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
tinti Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
umbalay Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wan shou kuo Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
木瓜 Other Fresh Med. Pl. in Singapore (Siew et al., 2014)