Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ferula communis L. [Apiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 5

Ferula communis subsp. brevifolia (Link ex Schult.) Elalaoui ex Dobignard

Ferula communis subsp. cardonae Sánchez-Cux. & M.Bernal

Ferula communis subsp. catalaunica (Pau) Sánchez-Cux. & M.Bernal

Ferula communis subsp. communis

Ferula communis subsp. linkii (Webb) Reduron & Dobignard

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
giant fennel	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
kelekha	Other	Wild Med. Pl. in M'Sila, Algeria (Boudjelal et al., 2013)
kelkh	Other	Spp. Substitution in Med. Roots & Toxicity (Ouarghidi et al., 2012) Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
αναθρήκα	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
καραπούζα	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
حلتيت	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
زلوع	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
قاسوخ‬	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
کلخ	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
‫كلخ	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Aerial parts		Wild Med. Pl. in M'Sila, Algeria (Boudjelal et al., 2013)
Leaf and seed		Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
stem		Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
root		Spp. Substitution in Med. Roots & Toxicity (Ouarghidi et al., 2012)

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ferula communis	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Ferula communis L.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) Spp. Substitution in Med. Roots & Toxicity (Ouarghidi et al., 2012) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) Wild Med. Pl. in M'Sila, Algeria (Boudjelal et al., 2013) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

Ferula communis

Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Ferula communis L.

Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015)
Spp. Substitution in Med. Roots & Toxicity (Ouarghidi et al., 2012)
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Wild Med. Pl. in M'Sila, Algeria (Boudjelal et al., 2013)
World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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