Non scientific name details for sweet-scented cactus - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

sweet-scented cactus

1 Accepted name(s) for "sweet-scented cactus":

Accepted name
Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose

2 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:
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)	Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britt. & Rose	Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose	Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)	Selenicereus grandiflorus Britton & Rose.	Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose	Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose	tender shoots	flower, shoots

9 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "sweet-scented cactus":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
cactus grandiflorus	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
large-ed cactus	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mahaapushpa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
night-blooming cereus	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
queen of the night	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
queen-of-the-night	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
raatripraphulla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
vanilla cactus	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
visarpin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)