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Non-scientific name:

purple tephrosia

2 Accepted name(s) for "purple tephrosia":

Accepted name
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Flueggea leucopyrus Willd.

5 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:
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. whole plant
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. dried herb, seed oil, seed extract, juice root, aerial parts, leaves, seed, stem, flower
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Tephrosia purpurea Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Barks, Leaves, Roots
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Flueggea leucopyrus Flueggea leucopyrus Willd. Flueggea leucopyrus Willd. Bark, Leaves, Roots

24 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "purple tephrosia":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
fish poison Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
heen katupila Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
hui mao dou Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
kathurupila Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kattu-kolingi Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
katupila Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kolingi Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kollukkayvelai Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
mollukkay Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
paavali Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
pila Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
sarphokaa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sarphukaa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sarponkhaa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sharapunkha Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sharapunkhaa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
tefrósia Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
vishikha-punkhaa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
water caltrop Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
wild indigo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
කටුපිල Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
කතුරුපිළ Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
පිළ Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
හීන් කටුපිල Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)