Plant Details

Accepted name:: Crotalaria juncea L. [Fabaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
apsenabu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ataci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ausa	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
bombay hemp	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canal vitai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canampu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canappai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canappu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canapu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canarpai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cannappu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
catampu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
champal beeja	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
chana-vitta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chanai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chanaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chanam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chanamoo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chanampayaru	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
chanappu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chanvre du bengale	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
crotalária	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
crotolaire jonciforme	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cáñamo san	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cânhamo-da-índia	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
dhakti ghagri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dhanahari	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dirghapallava	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dirghashakla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
djunam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dzanumu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ghagahi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ghagharu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ghantaravamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gilaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gilgichu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gili ginta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
giligicca	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
giligichcha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
giliginta	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hana	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
hanne sanabu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hanne-sanabu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hemp	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
henna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indian-hemp	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
janamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
janapa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
janapa-vera	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
janapanar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
janappanar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
janumu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
janupa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jenapa-vittulu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jenapavera	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jenappa-virai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jenappanar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jhanjhaniaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
jhuri jhunia	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jhuri jhunnia	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jhuri-jhunia	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaadugodave	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karnagula	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katoutandalecotti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattutantalakkotti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattuttantalakatta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katutandalkodi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katutikta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kilukiluppa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
konipputu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
koniyapputu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kottu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuttaoakacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuttavakacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuttavakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuttiram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuttu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
loku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madras hemp	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madras-hemp	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
malya puṣpa	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
malyapushpa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
manci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
manji	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
masina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mustanpat	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nalapan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nanam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nanandam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nanantam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nanpan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nanpana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nanpanacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nanppana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nishadana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pannicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patashan	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
patashana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pulivanji	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pulivanji-vitta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pulivanni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pundi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pundi-bija	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puttiranai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ruttin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
san	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
san-ke-binj	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sana	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
sanabina-pundi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sanabu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
sanabu gida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sanah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sanai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sanal	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
sanalnar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sanam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sanappu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sanapu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sanapuspi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sanavu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
sanhanf	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sann	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sann hemp	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sann or sunn hemp	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sann-hemp	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sanna sanabu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sanna senabu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sannai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sannappu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
satinaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
senabina gobbara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
senabu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shana	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
shana-bina-bija	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shanabo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shanahuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shanal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shanamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shanapushpi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
shanpat	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
shu ma	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sonabu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
suila	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
sun	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
sun hemp	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sunn	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sunn crotalaria	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sunn hemp	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sunn-hemp	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sunnhampa	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sunnhemp	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
tag	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tandale-cotti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thaag	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tvakasara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
umadji	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
umakatam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
umataci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
umataki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
umatci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
umi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uttirabanni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uttirapanni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vakka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vakka-vitta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vakku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vakkunar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vakkunnar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vamaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wakkwooganapan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
śaṇa	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
śaṇa (seed)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
හණ	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Whole plant		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Seeds		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
leaves, seed	seed oil	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
seed	dried seed	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Fruit (Seed)		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 10 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Crotalaria benghalensis Lam. Encycl. 2: 196 (1786).
Crotalaria cannabinua Royle Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 82 (1834).
Crotalaria fenestrata Sims Bot. Mag. 44: t. 1933 (1817).
Crotalaria juncea var. bengalensis (Lam.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 176 (1891).
Crotalaria juncea var. puncticulata DC. Prodr. 2: 126 (1825).
Crotalaria kanchiana Gholave, Mane, Gore, Kambale & S.P.Gaikwad Phytotaxa 409: 234 (2019).
Crotalaria porrecta Wall. Numer. List: n.° 5363 (1831), nom. nud.
Crotalaria sericea Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 519 (1800), nom. illeg.
Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb. ex Hornem. Hort. Bot. Hafn., Suppl.: 151 (1819).
Isotropis argentea Ewart & Morrison Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria, n.s., 26: 157 (1913).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Crotalaria benghalensis Lam.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Crotalaria juncea	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Crotalaria juncea L.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) 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)
Crotalaria juncea Linn	Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
Crotalaria juncea Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Crotolaria juncea L.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Crotolaria juncea Linn.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)

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