Plant Details

Accepted name:: Spigelia anthelmia L. [Loganiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
annual worm grass	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
arapabaca	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
brinvillière	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
drunguman	Other	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
espigelia	Other	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
ewe aran	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
herbe a vers	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
herbe à la brinvilliers	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
ina nusu	Other	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016)
indian pink	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
lombrigueira	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
pimenta d'água	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
pimenta-d'água	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
pink root	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
pinkroot	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
pó vermifugo	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
spigelia	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
spigelia anthelmia	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
west indian pink	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
west indian pink root	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
west indian pinkroot	Other	Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
west indian-pink	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
worm bush	Other	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
worm grass	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
worm weed	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
worm-grass	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
wormbush	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
wormgrass	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
zacate de lombriz	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
whole plant		Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
leaf, stem, root		Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
herb, root		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
whole plant		Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
entire plant		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
entire plant		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)
whole plant		Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 9 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Spigelia anthelmia var. nervosa (Steud.) Progel in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 262 (1868).
Spigelia anthelmia var. obliquinervia A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 7 (1845).
Spigelia anthelmia var. peruviana A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 7 (1845).
Spigelia domingensis Gand. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 70: 921 (1923 publ. 1924).
Spigelia fruticulosa Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 1: 474 (1793).
Spigelia nervosa Steud. Flora 26: 764 (1843).
Spigelia oppositifolia Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 307 (1812).
Spigelia quadrifolia Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 307 (1812).
Spigelia stipularis Progel in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 262 (1868).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Spigelia anthelmia	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Spigelia anthelmia L.	Comm. Med. Pl. Harvesting, Suriname (van Andel & Havinga, 2008) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) 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)
Spigelia anthelmia Lin.	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)

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