Non scientific name details for worm grass - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

worm grass

3 Accepted name(s) for "worm grass":

Accepted name
Spigelia marilandica (L.) L.
Spigelia anthelmia L.
Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

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:
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)	Spigelia marilandica L.	Spigelia marilandica (L.) L.	Spigelia marilandica (L.) L.
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)	Spigelia anthelmia L.	Spigelia anthelmia L.	Spigelia anthelmia L.		leaf, stem, root
Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)	Spigelia anthelmia L.	Spigelia anthelmia L.	Spigelia anthelmia L.		whole plant
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)	Chenopodium ambrosoides Linnaeus	Chenopodium ambrosioides L.	Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

15 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "worm grass":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
american wormroot	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
betu	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ewe aran	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
indian pink	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maryland pink	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maryland pinkroot	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mexican tea	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
pasare bethe	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
pinkroot	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rata latte	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
starbloom	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
worm weed	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
wormseed	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
wormweed	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
zacate de lombriz	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)