Plant Details

Accepted name:: Paederia foetida L. [Rubiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
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Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
akai nangthu	Other	Med. Pls. in Behali Reserve Forest, Assam, NE India (Borah et al., 2020)
apasu madu	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
aprasarini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bakuchi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
balya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhadrabala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhadraparni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhedilata	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
biri	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
candravalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cankai-p-pinari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
caruparni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chandbaela	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chandbeli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chandraparni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chandravalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chandvela	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
charuparni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chinese fever vine	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chinese moon-creeper	Other	Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
gabbu balli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandaprasharini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandha prasarini	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
gandha-prasarini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandhabhadra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandhali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandhapatra	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandholi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandhputigandha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandhya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gombheyamagaruchettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gonthe mogaru chettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gonthemogaru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gontima goru-teega	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
gundali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gundhabhaduli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
haranvel	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
hesaraane	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hesarane	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hesarani	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
hiranbael	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hiranvel	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hiranwel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jishiteng	Other	Med. Pls. Used by Maonan People in China. (Hong et al., 2015) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China. (Zhang et al., 2014)
katambhara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khip	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
king's tonic	Other	Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
kutumbhare	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
laingomaimbo	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
lengomena	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
lepcha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
liane caca	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
liane lingue	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
lingue	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
mudiyar kundal	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
muthiar koonthal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
padri gota	Other	Med. Pl. used by Deb Barma Clan in Bangladesh (Kabir et al., 2014)
padri lata	Other	Med. Pls. in Behali Reserve Forest, Assam, NE India (Borah et al., 2020)
paritaro	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
penarisangai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pichulati-elai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
prabala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
prabhadra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
prasaarani	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
prasara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
prasaran	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
prasarani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
prasarini	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
prasarini bail	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
prasarinijati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
prasāraṇī	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
prasāriṇī (whole plant)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
pratanika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pratanini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rajabala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rajaparni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rikang angthu	Other	Med. Pls. in Behali Reserve Forest, Assam, NE India (Borah et al., 2020)
rikang nengtho	Other	Med. Pls. in Behali Reserve Forest, Assam, NE India (Borah et al., 2020)
sabiralachettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sarana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sarani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
saruparni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
saviraela chettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
savirela	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sharana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sharani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
skunk vine	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Med. Pl. used by Deb Barma Clan in Bangladesh (Kabir et al., 2014)
skunkvine	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
so-maraji	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
somaraji	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
somraj	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
somraji	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
stinking opalberry	Other	Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
stinkvine	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
suprarasa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
suprasara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sāraṇī	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
tala nili	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
talanili	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tapinrimin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wiàng hài tù	Other	Med. Plants of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng, 2013)
আকাই নাঙঠু	Other	Med. Pls. in Behali Reserve Forest, Assam, NE India (Borah et al., 2020)
ৰিকাং আঙঠু	Other	Med. Pls. in Behali Reserve Forest, Assam, NE India (Borah et al., 2020)
ৰিকাং নেঙঠো	Other	Med. Pls. in Behali Reserve Forest, Assam, NE India (Borah et al., 2020)
ආපසු මදු	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
ප්‍රසාරිණී	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
鸡矢藤	Other	Med. Pls. Used by Maonan People in China. (Hong et al., 2015) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China. (Zhang et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaves		Med. Plants of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng, 2013)
Whole plant, Root		Med. Pls. Used by Maonan People in China. (Hong et al., 2015)
Whole grass		Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China. (Zhang et al., 2014)
Leaves		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Root, leaf		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
leaves		Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
leaf, whole plant		Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
whole plant	dried whole plant	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Root, Whole Plant		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 49 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Apocynum foetidum Burm.f. Fl. Indica: 71 (1768).
Paederia scandens (Lour.) Merr. Contr. Arnold Arbor. 8: 163 (1934).
Paederia scandens var. tomentosa (Blume) Hand.-Mazz. Symb. Sin. 7: 1023 (1936).
Paederia tomentosa Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 968 (1826).
Crawfurdia paniculata Griseb. Gen. Sp. Gent.: 306 (1838).
Gentiana scandens Lour. Fl. Cochinch.: 171 (1790).
Hondbesseion foetidum (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 485 (1891).
Hondbesseion tomentosum (Blume) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 485 (1891).
Paederia amboinensis Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 254 (1869).
Paederia barbulata Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 255 (1869).
Paederia chinensis Hance J. Bot. 16: 228 (1878).
Paederia chinensis var. angustifolia Nakai in T.Nakai & G.Koidzumi, Trees Shrubs Japan: 398 (1922).
Paederia chinensis var. maritima Koidz. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 5: 41 (1936).
Paederia chinensis var. megaphylla Koidz. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 8: 191 (1939).
Paederia chinensis f. microphylla Honda Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 43: 193 (1929).
Paederia chinensis f. tenuissima Masam. Short Fl. Formosa: 205 (1936).
Paederia chinensis var. velutina Nakai Fl. Sylv. Kor. 14: 92 (1923).
Paederia corymbosa Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 23 (1790), nom. nud.
Paederia dunniana H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 146 (1911).
Paederia esquirolii H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 146 (1911).
Paederia foetida f. microphylla (Honda) Tsukaya, Imaichi & J.Yokoy. J. Pl. Res. 119: 307 (2006).
Paederia foetida var. sessiliflora (Poir.) Baker Fl. Mauritius: 158 (1877).
Paederia laxiflora Merr. ex H.L.Li J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 429 (1944).
Paederia longituba Nakai Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 22: 26 (1948).
Paederia magnifolia Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 23 (1790), nom. nud.
Paederia mairei H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 179 (1914).
Paederia ovata Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 255 (1869).
Paederia prainii Gand. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 35 (1918).
Paederia scaberula Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 255 (1869).
Paederia scandens var. angustifolia (Nakai) T.B.Lee Ill. Woody Pl. Korea: 338 (1966).
Paederia scandens var. longituba (Nakai) H.Hara Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 2: 24 (1952).
Paederia scandens var. mairei (H.Lév.) H.Hara Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 2: 24 (1952).
Paederia scandens f. mairei (H.Lév.) Nakai Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 22: 28 (1948).
Paederia scandens var. maritima (Koidz.) H.Hara Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 2: 25 (1952).
Paederia scandens f. megaphylla (Koidz.) H.Hara Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 2: 25 (1952).
Paederia scandens f. microphylla (Honda) H.Hara Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 2: 25 (1952).
Paederia scandens f. rubescens Asai J. Jap. Bot. 63: 54 (1988).
Paederia scandens f. rubrae-stellaris Konta & S.Matsumoto Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo, B 31: 23 (2005).
Paederia scandens var. velutina (Nakai) Nakai Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 29: 97 (1950).
Paederia scandens var. villosa (Hayata) Masam. Sci. Rep. Kanazawa Univ., Biol. 4: 92 (1955).
Paederia sessiliflora Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 449 (1812).
Paederia stenophylla Merr. Sunyatsenia 3: 261 (1937).
Paederia tomentosa var. glabra Kurz J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 45: 139 (1876).
Paederia tomentosa var. mairei (H.Lév.) H.Lév. Cat. Pl. Yun-Nan: 247 (1917).
Paederia tomentosa f. tenuissima Hayata J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30: 145 (1911), nom. illeg.
Paederia uraiensis Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 9: 64 (1920).
Paederia villosa Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 9: 64 (1920).
Psychotria volubilis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 424 (1834).
Reussia sarmentosa Dennst. Schlüssel Hortus Malab.: 33 (1818).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Apocynum foetidum Burm.f.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Pacderia foetida L.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Paederia foetida	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015)
Paederia foetida L.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004) Med. Pl. used by Deb Barma Clan in Bangladesh (Kabir et al., 2014) Med. Plants of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng, 2013) Med. Pls. in Behali Reserve Forest, Assam, NE India (Borah et al., 2020) Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Paederia foetida Linn.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Paederia foetida Linnaeus	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Paederia scandens	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China. (Zhang et al., 2014)
Paederia scandens (Lour.) Merill	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Paederia scandens (Lour.) Merr.	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Med. Pls. Used by Maonan People in China. (Hong et al., 2015) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Paederia scandens (Lour.) Merr. var. tomentosa (Bl.) Hand.-Mazz.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Paederia scandens Merrill	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Paederia tomentosa	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Paederia tomentosa Bl.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Paederia tomentosa Blume	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

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