Plant Details

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

Anchusa officinalis subsp. intacta (Griseb.) Selvi & Bigazzi

Anchusa officinalis subsp. officinalis

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
alkanet	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
anchusa officinalis	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
buglosa	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bugloss	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
buglossa	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
buglosse	Other	Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
buglosse officinale	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
common alkanet	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
common bugloss	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
garden alkanet	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
gemeine ochsenzunge	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
gewöhnliche ochsenzunge	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
oxtongue	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
oxtunga	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf flower		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
herb		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Anchusa officinalis	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Anchusa officinalis L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) 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)

Anchusa officinalis

Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)

Anchusa officinalis L.

GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
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)

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