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Non-scientific name:

wild ginger

10 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:
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Nicolaia (Phaeomaria) imperialis Nicolaia imperialis Horan. Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M.Sm. leaves
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Asarum canadense L. Asarum canadense L. Asarum canadense L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Asarum canadense L. Asarum canadense L. Asarum canadense L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Asarum canadense L. Asarum canadense L. Asarum canadense L.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Asarum canadense Asarum canadense L. Asarum canadense L.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Asarum canadense L. Asarum canadense L. Asarum canadense L.
Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Asarum canadense Asarum canadense L. Asarum canadense L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Asarum caudatum Lindl. Asarum caudatum Lindl. Asarum caudatum Lindl.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Asarum europaeum Asarum europaeum L. Asarum europaeum L.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Asarum sieboldii Asarum sieboldii Miq. Asarum sieboldii Miq.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt
African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt rhizome, root
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Zingiber montanum (J.Koenig) Link ex A.Dietr. Zingiber montanum (J.Koenig) Link ex A.Dietr. Zingiber montanum (J.Koenig) Link ex A.Dietr. Whole plant, rhizome
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm. Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm. Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Costus speciosus (Koenig) Sm. Costus speciosus (J.Koenig) Sm. Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta rhizome, seed
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Cheilocostus speciosus (J. Koenig) C. D. Specht Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta

46 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "wild ginger":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
african ginger Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
african ginger root Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
afrikanischer ingwer Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
american wild ginger Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
asarabacca Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
asaret du canada Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
asaro Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
asarum canadense Other U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
awapuhi Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
canada snakeroot Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
canadian snakeroot Other U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
cane-reed Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
canereed Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
colicroot Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
crepe-ginger Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
false coltsfoot Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gengibre-amargo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
geschwänzte haselwurz Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
gingembre africaine Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
gingembre sauvage Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
hta-nah Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
indian ginger Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
indungulo Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
isiphephetho Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
jengibre Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
jengibre amargo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kalifornisk hasselört Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kanada azarumu Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
kanadensisk hasselört Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kanadische haselwurz Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kanadische schlangenwurzel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kantan Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kebu Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kebuka Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kembuka Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
krrauvam Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
malai vasambu Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
martinique ginger Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
serpentaire du canada Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
serpentaria Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
shampoo ginger Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
snakeroot Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
ven kottam Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
vermont snakeroot Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
zenzero africano Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
zerumbet ginger Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)