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Non-scientific name:

water hyacinth

2 Accepted name(s) for "water hyacinth":

Accepted name
Pontederia crassipes Mart.
Prospero autumnale (L.) Speta

4 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) Eichhornia crassipes Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms Pontederia crassipes Mart. whole plant with roots
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms Pontederia crassipes Mart.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms Pontederia crassipes Mart.
Wild Med. Pl. Jordan (Al-Qura'n, 2009) Scilla autumnalis L. Scilla autumnalis L. Prospero autumnale (L.) Speta bulb

32 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "water hyacinth":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
antara taavare Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
antaragange Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anthara thaavare Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
antharagange Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
budaga tamara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bunga jamban Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
common water hyacinth Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
common water-hyacinth Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
floating water hyacinth Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
floating waterhyacinth Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
fèng yǎn lán Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
gurra pudekka moka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gurrapu dekka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jal kumbhi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jalakumbhi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kappa kaluva Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
keladi bunting Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pishaachi thaavare Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pishachi thaavare Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seeme antharagange Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shuǐ fú lián Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
shuǐ hú lú Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
shuǐ lán huā Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
variparni Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
venkayattamarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
water-hyacinth Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yáng shuǐ xiān Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
凤眼蓝 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
水兰花 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
水浮莲 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
水葫芦 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
洋水仙 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)