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Non-scientific name:

persea americana

1 Accepted name(s) for "persea americana":

Accepted name
Persea americana Mill.

7 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) Persea americana Persea americana Mill. Persea americana Mill. leaves, frond, bark, seed
Pl. Med. de Matamba y Piñonal, Mexico (Escamilla et al., 2015) Persea americana Persea americana Mill. Persea americana Mill. leaves, seed, pulp
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) Persea gratissima Gaertn. Persea gratissima C.F.Gaertn. Persea americana Mill.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Persea americana P. Miller Persea americana Mill. Persea americana Mill.
Tropical Trees of Costa Rica (Zuchowski et al., 2008) Persea americana Persea americana Mill.

MPNS Best Guess

 Persea americana Mill. Seeds
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Persea americana Persea americana Mill. Persea americana Mill.
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Persea americana Persea americana Mill. Persea americana Mill. Fruit

17 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "persea americana":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
aguacate Other Pl. Med. de Matamba y Piñonal, Mexico (Escamilla et al., 2015)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
ali geta pera Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
aligator pear Other Tropical Trees of Costa Rica (Zuchowski et al., 2008)
alligator pear Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
apukado Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
aquacate Other Tropical Trees of Costa Rica (Zuchowski et al., 2008)
avocado Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Tropical Trees of Costa Rica (Zuchowski et al., 2008)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
avocado pear Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
avocado tree Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lào lí Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mentega Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
palta Other Tropical Trees of Costa Rica (Zuchowski et al., 2008)
yóu lí Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
è lí Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
油梨 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
酪梨 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
鳄梨 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)