Non scientific name details for snake plant - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

snake plant

2 Accepted name(s) for "snake plant":

Accepted name
Ipomoea corymbosa (L.) Roth
Dracaena trifasciata (Prain) Mabb.

3 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:
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)	Rivea corymbosa Hallier f.	Rivea corymbosa (L.) Hallier f.	Ipomoea corymbosa (L.) Roth		seed, leaves, stem, root
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)	Sansevieria trifasciata Hort. Ex Prain	Sansevieria trifasciata Prain	Dracaena trifasciata (Prain) Mabb.
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)	Sansevieria trifaciata Prain.	Sansevieria trifasciata Prain	Dracaena trifasciata (Prain) Mabb.

7 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "snake plant":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
bowsring	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
hu wei lan	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lidah jin	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lidah mertua	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mother-in-law's tongue	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ololiuqui	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
viper's bowstring hemp	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)