Plant Details

Accepted name:: Podophyllum peltatum L. [Berberidaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
american mandrake	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
american-mandrake	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
amerikan podofili	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
amerikanskt fotblad	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
devil s-apple	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
entenfuß	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
gewöhnlicher maiapfel	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
hog apple	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indian apple	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mandrake	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
may apple	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
may-apple	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
mayapple	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
podo-huirumu	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
podofill amerikanskij	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
podofill ščitovidnyj	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
podofillo	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
podophylle pelté	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
podophylli peltati resina	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
podophylli peltati rhizoma	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
podophylli resina	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
podophyllin	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
podophyllinum	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
podophyllum	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Pharmacop. USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacop. USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacop. USP 43 (2020)
podophyllum harz	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
podophyllum peltatum	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
podophyllum peltatum whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
podophyllum resin	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
podophyllumwurzelstock	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
podófilo	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
podófilo, resina de	Other	Farmacopea Argentina, 8th edn. (2012)
pomme de mai	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
résine de podophylle	Other	Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000)
umbrella plant	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wild lemon	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wild mandrake	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
resin		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000)
rhizome, root	dried rhizomes and roots	U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016)
	resin	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
rhizomes, roots		U.S. Pharmacop. USP 43 (2020)
rhizome		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
rhizome, root	resin	U.S. Pharmacop. USP 32 (2008)
root		Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
rhizome, root	dried rhizomes and roots	U.S. Pharmacop. USP 37 (2013)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 8 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Anapodophyllum peltatum Moench Methodus: 277 (1794).
Podophyllum callicarpum Raf. Fl. Ludov.: 14 (1817).
Podophyllum montanum Raf. Med. Fl. 2: 59 (1830).
Podophyllum peltatum var. annulare J.M.H.Shaw New Plantsman 6: 158 (1999).
Podophyllum peltatum f. aphyllum Plitt Rhodora 33: 229 (1931).
Podophyllum peltatum f. biltmoreanum Steyerm. Rhodora 54: 134 (1952).
Podophyllum peltatum f. callicarpum (Raf.) J.M.H.Shaw Gen. Epimedium: 267 (2002).
Podophyllum peltatum f. deamii Raymond Rhodora 50: 18 (1948).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Podophyllum peltatum	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Podophyllum peltatum L.	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) U.S. Pharmacop. USP 43 (2020) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Podophyllum peltatum Linne	U.S. Pharmacop. USP 32 (2008)
Podophyllum peltatum Linneo	Farmacopea Argentina, 8th edn. (2012)
Podophyllum peltatum Linné	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) U.S. Pharmacop. USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016)

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