Plant Details

Accepted name:: Elephantopus mollis Kunth [Asteraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bakosazu	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
cow tongue	Other	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
cucha-cara	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
devil's grandmother	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
elephant foot	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
elephant's foot	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
elephant's-foot	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
elephantopus	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
erva grossa	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
erva-grossa	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)
false tobacco	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
faux tabac	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
gervão	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)
iron weed	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
lengua de vaca	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
língua de vaca	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
língua-de-vaca	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)
man kwintu	Other	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
oteka-ten	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
pé de elefante	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
raroaroan	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
soft elephantsfoot	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sueldaconsuela	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
tobacco weed	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
tobacco-weed	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
yerba de caballo	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
地塹草	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
地斬草	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
地膽頭	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
毛地膽草	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
毛蓮菜	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
白燈豎杇	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
白花丁豎杇	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
白花燈豎杇	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Bush		Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
whole plant		Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
leaf		Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
Dried aerial parts, Fresh leaf + root		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 15 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Elephantopus carolinensis G.Mey. Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 256, 313 (1818).
Elephantopus carolinianus Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 2390 (1803), nom. illeg.
Elephantopus carolinianus var. mollis (Kunth) Beurlin Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1854: 134 (1854).
Elephantopus cernuus Vall. Fl. Flumin. 8: t. 148 (1829).
Elephantopus cervinus Vell. Fl. Flumin. 8: t. 148 (1829).
Elephantopus dilatatus Gleason Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 4: 240 (1906).
Elephantopus hypomalacus S.F.Blake Contr. Gray Herb. 52: 20 (1917).
Elephantopus martii Graham Edinburgh New Philos. J. 1830(Jan.-March): 378 (1830).
Elephantopus mollis var. bracteosus Domin Acta Bot. Bohem. 9: 62 (1930).
Elephantopus mollis var. capitulatus Domin Acta Bot. Bohem. 9: 62 (1930).
Elephantopus pilosus Philipson J. Bot. 77: 314 (1939).
Elephantopus scaber var. albiflorus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 335 (1891).
Elephantopus sericeus Graham Edinburgh New Philos. J. 1831(Jan.-March): 373 (1831).
Elephantopus serratus Blanco Fl. Filip.: 635 (1837).
Elephantopus sordidus Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 212 (1796).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Elephantopus mollis	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Elephantopus mollis H.B. & K.	Fijian Med. Pl. (Cambie & Ash, 1994)
Elephantopus mollis H.B.K.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Elephantopus mollis HBK.	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017)
Elephantopus mollis Kunth	Comm. Med. Pl. Harvesting, Suriname (van Andel & Havinga, 2008) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011) Med. & Pois. Pl. 1 (Padua et al., 1999) Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007) Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014) Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015) 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)

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