Plant Details

Accepted name:: Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob. [Lauraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
adhavara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ama	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bahurandhrika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhavya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bois d'oiseau	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
bois d'oiseaux à petites feuille	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
bolly-beech	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bomee	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
brown bolly-gum	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
brown bollywood	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
brown-beech	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bwa zozo	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
bwa zwazo	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
chan gao mu jiang zi	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chandana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chandna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chirindi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chirinidi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
common tallow lauriel	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
common tallow lowrel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
dhira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
drava	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
elambiragi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
elumburukki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
elumpurukki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
garbijaur	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
glutinous litsea	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
indian-laurel	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
indiese lourier	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
jeevakamu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
jivani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jivanika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanugu nalike	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanujunalike	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katakamma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katuvukamma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
konda-wargu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kukurchite	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
lakdi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lakkdi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lakki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lakki mara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maada/lakaddi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maadh	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maandh	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madhura	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
magaase hindi	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
maghaasehindi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
maida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maida lakadee	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maida lakdee	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
maida lakdi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maida lakri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maidaa-lakdi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
maidachal	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
maidal kadi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maidalakadi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maidalakdi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maidalakri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
malek	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
manichhidra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mayilali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
meda	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
meda lakadee	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
meda lakadi	Other	Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014)
meda lakdee	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
meda lakri	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
meda lakri sayida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
medaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
medaasaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
medalakavi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
medalakdi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
medasaka	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
medasakah	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
medasara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
medh	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
medha lakdi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
medini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
medodbhava	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
medovati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
medāsakaḥ	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
medāsakaḥ (stem bark)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
medāsakaḥ (wood)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
menda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
menda lakadi	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
miri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muchaippeyetti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mughas baghdadi (maida lakdi)	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mushaippeyetti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
nara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nara-alagi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nara-chettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nara-mamdi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nara-nalike	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naramaamidi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naramamidi	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naranalike	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
narka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
narra alagi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
narraalagi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
narralagi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
paror	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
picinpattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pisinapatty	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pisinbattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pisinpatty	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pulusu maamidi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
purushadantika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rahan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ranamba	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rasa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rehan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadhavi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shalyada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shalyaparni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shalyaparnika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shreshtha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
singrau	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
singrauf	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
snehavati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
snigdha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
soft bollygum	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
svalpaparni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uralli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
vasa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vibhavari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wurulilin	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yà gǎ	Other	Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)
බෝමී	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
残槁蔃	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
潺槁树	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
豺皮樟	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaves		Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)
Barks, Leaves, Roots, Seeds		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
bark, leaves, seeds		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
leaves, bark, root, stem, trunk	oil from berries, essential oil	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
root, bark, leaves	dry plant material	Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014)
leaf, bark		Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
stem bark	stem bark	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
stem bark	stem bark	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
Leaf, Bark (Stem)		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 71 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Actinodaphne chinensis (Lam.) Nees Syst. Laur.: 600 (1836).
Cylicodaphne sebifera Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 388 (1852), nom. superfl.
Iozoste chinensis (Lam.) Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 364 (1851).
Lepidadenia wightiana Nees Edinburgh New Philos. J. 15: 379 (1833).
Litsea chinensis Lam. Encycl. 3: 574 (1792).
Litsea sebifera Pers. Syn. Pl. 2: 4 (1806), nom. superfl.
Sebifera glutinosa Lour. Fl. Cochinch.: 638 (1790).
Tetranthera roxburghii Nees in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 65 (1831).
Bischofia cummingiana Decne. in V.Jacquemont, Voy. Inde 4(Bot.): 153 (1844).
Camellia integrifolia Choisy Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 14: 150 (1855).
Decapenta involucrata Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 165 (1838).
Dodecadenia robusta Zoll. & Moritzi in H.Zollinger, Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 1: 71 (1854).
Glabraria litoralis Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 943 (1858).
Laurus crucifolia Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 19 (1790), nom. nud.
Laurus involucrata J.Koenig ex Retz. Observ. Bot. 6: 27 (1791).
Litsea apetala (Roxb.) Pers. Syn. Pl. 2: 4 (1806).
Litsea baracatanensis Elmer Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 2: 720 (1910).
Litsea brideliifolia Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 5: 166 (1915).
Litsea citrifolia Juss. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 6: 211 (1805), not validly publ.
Litsea fruticosa Span. ex Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 374 (1851), not validly publ.
Litsea geminata Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 564 (1826).
Litsea glabraria Juss. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 6: 212 (1805), not validly publ., Art. 36. 1c (Melbourne Code, 2012).
Litsea glutinosa var. brachyphylla (Hand.-Mazz.) L.C.Wang Acta Bot. Boreal.-Occid. Sin. 6: 64 (1986).
Litsea glutinosa var. brideliifolia (Hayata) Merr. Lingnaam Agric. Rev. 1(2): 84 (1923).
Litsea glutinosa var. glabraria (Juss.) Mudgal & K.K.Khanna Fl. Madhya Pradesh 2: 501 (1997), not validly publ.
Litsea glutinosa var. littoralis Koord. & Valeton in unknown publication.
Litsea glutinosa var. longifolia (Haines) K.K.Khanna Fl. Bihar, Analysis: 444 (2001).
Litsea glutinosa var. normalis (Haines) K.K.Khanna Fl. Bihar, Analysis: 443 (2001).
Litsea glutinosa var. platyphylla (Pers.) Hochr. Candollea 2: 360 (1925).
Litsea involucrata (J.Koenig ex Retz.) Hereman in J.Paxton, Pocket Bot. Dict., new ed.: 612 (1868).
Litsea involucrata var. fernandezii M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 258 (2003), no Latin descr.
Litsea laevis Juss. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 6: 212 (1805), not validly publ.
Litsea laurifolia (Jacq.) F.M.Bailey Syn. Queensl. Fl.: 426 (1883).
Litsea laurifolia var. roxburghii (Nees) Cordem. Fl. Réunion: 304 (1895).
Litsea ligustrina Trimen Syst. Cat. Fl. Pl. Ceylon: 76 (1885), nom. illeg.
Litsea multiflora Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 564 (1826).
Litsea platyphylla Pers. Syn. Pl. 2: 4 (1806).
Litsea sebifera var. brachyphylla Hand.-Mazz. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 80: 341 (1931).
Litsea sebifera var. glabraria Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 5: 158 (1886), nom. superfl.
Litsea sebifera var. longifolia Haines Bot. Bihar Orissa: 794 (1924).
Litsea sebifera var. normalis Haines Bot. Bihar Orissa: 794 (1924).
Litsea undulata Zipp. ex Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 374 (1851), not validly publ.
Litsea wightiana (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. Index Kew. 2: 101 (1894), nom. illeg.
Malapoenna macrantha Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 571 (1891).
Malapoenna undulata Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 573 (1891).
Pipalia solitaria Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 4: 456 (1812).
Polyadenia grandifolia Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 964 (1858).
Sebifera glutinosa Blanco Fl. Filip.: 819 (1837), nom. illeg.
Tetradenia brideliifolia (Hayata) Makino & Nemoto Fl. Japan, ed. 2: 373 (1931).
Tetranthera apetala Roxb. Pl. Coromandel 2: 25 (1800).
Tetranthera capitata Roxb. ex Nees in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 65 (1831), not validly publ.
Tetranthera citrifolia Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 266 (1825).
Tetranthera daradmeda Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List: n.° 2554 E (1830), not validly publ.
Tetranthera fruticosa Roxb. Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 823 (1832).
Tetranthera geminata (Blume) Nees Syst. Laur.: 559 (1836).
Tetranthera glabraria F.Dietr. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 9: 46 (1823).
Tetranthera hispidula Zipp. ex Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 374 (1851), not validly publ.
Tetranthera laurifolia Jacq. Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 59 (1797).
Tetranthera laurifolia var. attenuata Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 374 (1851).
Tetranthera laurifolia var. multiflora Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 373 (1851).
Tetranthera laurifolia var. roxburghii (Nees) Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 374 (1851).
Tetranthera litoralis Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 375 (1851).
Tetranthera macrantha Wall. Numer. List: n.° 2587 (1830), not validly publ.
Tetranthera multiflora (Blume) Nees Syst. Laur.: 544 (1836).
Tetranthera panshia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List: n.° 2554 D (1830), not validly publ.
Tetranthera platyphylla (Pers.) F.Dietr. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 9: 49 (1823).
Tetranthera polycephala Wall. ex Meisn. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 179 (1864), not validly publ.
Tetranthera salicifolia Zoll. ex Meisn. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 179 (1864), not validly publ.
Tetranthera sebifera F.Dietr. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 9: 49 (1823), nom. superfl.
Tomex sebifera Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 840 (1799), nom. superfl.
Tomex tetranthera Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 839 (1799), nom. superfl.

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Actinodaphne chinensis (Blume) Nees	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Actinodaphne chinensis Nees	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Clicodaphne sebifera	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Iozoste chinensis Blume	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2021 (WHO-UMC, 2021)
Lepidadenia wightiana Nees.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Litsea chinensis Lam.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Litsea chinensis Lamk.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Litsea chinensis Lmk.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Litsea glutimosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Litsea glutinosa	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C. B. Rob.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004) Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C. B. Robinson.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C. Robinson	Trad. Aboriginal Meds in N Territory (Barr et al., 1993)
Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B. Rob. var. glutinosa	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2021 (WHO-UMC, 2021) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob. var. glutinosa	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Litsea glutinosa C. B. Robins.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Litsea glutinosa var. glutinosa	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Litsea sebifera Pers.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Sebifera glutinosa Lour.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Tetranthera roxburghii Nees	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Tetranthera roxburghii Nees.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)

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