Non scientific name details for west india gooseberry - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

west india gooseberry

1 Accepted name(s) for "west india gooseberry":

Accepted name
Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels

1 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Drug form:	Plant parts:
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)	Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels	Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels	Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels

7 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "west india gooseberry":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
country gooseberry	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gooseberry tree	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
malay gooseberry	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
otaheite gooseberry	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
phyllanthus acidus whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
star gooseberry	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tahitian gooseberry	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)