Plant Details

Accepted name:: Anaphalis contorta (D.Don) Hook.f. [Asteraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Anaphalis contorta var. contorta

Anaphalis contorta var. flavescens Kitam.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bhuko	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
buki phul	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
napta	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
pot	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poth	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sukhar	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
taptap	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Antennaria contorta D.Don Bot. Reg. 7: t. 605 (1822).
Gnaphalium contortum (D.Don) Ham. ex Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 479 (1826).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Anaphalis contorta (D. Don) Hook. f.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Anaphalis contorta (D. Don) Hooker fil.	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Anaphalis contorta (D.Don) Hook.f.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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