Plant Details

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

Phytolacca icosandra var. anomala Proctor

Phytolacca icosandra var. icosandra

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
almorsaca	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
amole	Other	Pl. Res. of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico (Casas et al., 2001)
button pokeweed	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
congora	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
fitolaca	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020) Pl. Med. de S.Francisco Tlaltenco Tláhuac (Ortiz Palacios et al., 2017)
jaboncillo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kongaran	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
kongarani	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
k’onguarani	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
mazorquilla	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
niamol	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
red inkplant	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
reventón	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
scorpion-tail	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
tropical pokeweed	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
t´eel koox	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
t´el kokox	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
t’eel koox	Other	Manual de Propagación de Pl. Med. (Durán García et al., 2016)
t’elkokox	Other	Manual de Propagación de Pl. Med. (Durán García et al., 2016)
t’elkox	Other	Manual de Propagación de Pl. Med. (Durán García et al., 2016)
xt´eel koox	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
xt’eelkoox	Other	Manual de Propagación de Pl. Med. (Durán García et al., 2016)
xt’elkox	Other	Manual de Propagación de Pl. Med. (Durán García et al., 2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
fruits		Manual de Propagación de Pl. Med. (Durán García et al., 2016)
fruits		Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
leaves, fruits, roots		Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Sarcoca icosandra (L.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 55 (1837).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Phytolacca icosandra L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020) Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016) Manual de Propagación de Pl. Med. (Durán García et al., 2016) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Med. de S.Francisco Tlaltenco Tláhuac (Ortiz Palacios et al., 2017) Pl. Res. of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico (Casas et al., 2001) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

Phytolacca icosandra L.

GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
Manual de Propagación de Pl. Med. (Durán García et al., 2016)
Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Pl. Med. de S.Francisco Tlaltenco Tláhuac (Ortiz Palacios et al., 2017)
Pl. Res. of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico (Casas et al., 2001)
World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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