Plant Details

Accepted name:: Phytolacca americana L. [Phytolaccaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Phytolacca americana var. americana

Phytolacca americana var. rigida (Small) D.B.Caulkins & R.E.Wyatt

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
american nightshade	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
american pokeweed	Other	Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
amerikanskt kermesbär	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
atugsara	Other	Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007)
capa rosa	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
chui xu shang lu	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chuí xù shāng lù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
common pokeberry	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
common pokeweed	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
fitolaca	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
fitolacca	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
hierba carmín	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
huā shāng lù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
inkberry	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kermesbeere	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
měi shāng lù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
měi zhōu shāng lù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
phytolacca decandra	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
phytolaccae americanae fructus	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
phytolaccae americanae radix	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
phytolaccae radix	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
phytolaque	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
pigeonberry	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
pocan	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
poke	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
poke berry	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
poke root	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
poke weed	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pokeberry	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
pokeberry root	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
pokeroot	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
pokeweed	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
radix phytolaccae	Pharmaceutical	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
raisin d'amérique	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
raisin d'ámerique	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
red ink plant	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
red plant	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
red stem pokeweed	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
scoke	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
shang lu	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
shanglu	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
teinturier	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
teinturière	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
tintureira	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
uva de américa	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
uva de macaco	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
uva turca	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
virginia poke	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
virginian pokeweed	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yáng shāng lù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yě yān zhī	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
şerbet boyası	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
商陆	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
商陆叶	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
商陆花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
商陸	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
垂序商陆	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
洋商陆	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
美商陆	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
美商陆叶	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
美商陆子	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
美洲商陆	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
美洲商陸	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
花商陆	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
野胭脂	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
root	dried root	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Leaf, flower		Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007)
root	dried root	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Root		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
root	dried root	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
root, leaf, frond, seed		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
root, fruit		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
root	dried root	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Phytolacca americana	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) Med. Pl. in Russia & C Asia (Mamedov et al., 2005) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Phytolacca americana L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. & Pois. Pl. 1 (Padua et al., 1999) Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007) Med. Pl. in the Med.: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Phytolacca americana L. var. americana	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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