Plant Details

Accepted name:: Fraxinus americana L. [Oleaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
american ash	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amerikaanse esseboom	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
biltmore ash	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canadian ash	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cane ash	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
fraxinus americana	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
smallseed white ash	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vitask	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
weiß-esche	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
white ash	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)

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

Kew's taxonomic resources include 66 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Aplilia macrophyla (Hoffmanns.) Raf. New Fl. 3: 93 (1838).
Calycomelia acuminata (Lam.) Kostel. Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 3: 1004 (1834).
Calycomelia alba (Marshall) Kostel. Ind. Hort. Bot. Prag.: 26 (1844).
Calycomelia americana (L.) Kostel. Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 3: 1004 (1834).
Calycomelia biltmoreana (Beadle) Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 186 (1914).
Calycomelia epiptera (Michx.) Kostel. Ind. Hort. Bot. Prag.: 26 (1844).
Calycomelia juglandifolia (Lam.) Kostel. Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 3: 1004 (1834).
Calycomelia pistaciifolia Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 187 (1914).
Calycomelia viridis (Bosc) Kostel. Ind. Hort. Bot. Prag.: 26 (1844).
Fraxinoides alba (Marshall) Medik. Beytr. Pfl.-Anat.: 399 (1800).
Fraxinus acuminata Lam. Encycl. 2: 547 (1788).
Fraxinus alba Marshall Arbust. Amer.: 51 (1785).
Fraxinus americana var. acuminata (Lam.) K.Koch Dendrologie 2(1): 253 (1872).
Fraxinus americana f. acuminata (Lam.) Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 645 (1894).
Fraxinus americana var. alba (Marshall) Weston Bot. Univ. 1: 110 (1770).
Fraxinus americana var. ascidiata Meun. Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 76: 335 (1924).
Fraxinus americana f. ascidiata (Meun.) Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 557 (1949).
Fraxinus americana f. barrii W.H.Wagner Michigan Botanist 27: 130 (1988).
Fraxinus americana var. biltmoreana (Beadle) J.W.Wright ex Fernald Rhodora 49: 159 (1947).
Fraxinus americana subsp. biltmoreana (Beadle) A.E.Murray Kalmia 13: 6 (1983).
Fraxinus americana var. crassifolia Sarg. Man. Trees, ed. 2: 841 (1922).
Fraxinus americana var. curtissii (Vasey) Sudw. Bull. Div. Forest. U.S.D.A. 14: 327 (1897).
Fraxinus americana var. epiptera (Michx.) Wesm. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 31(1): 107 (1892).
Fraxinus americana var. glauca C.K.Schneid. Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 824 (1912).
Fraxinus americana f. iodocarpa Fernald Rhodora 14: 192 (1912).
Fraxinus americana var. juglandifolia (Lam.) K.Koch Dendrologie 2(1): 253 (1872).
Fraxinus americana f. lasiophylla Fernald Rhodora 50: 189 (1948).
Fraxinus americana var. latifolia (Vahl) Loudon Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 2: 1232 (1838).
Fraxinus americana var. longifolia (Vahl) Wesm. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 31(1): 109 (1892).
Fraxinus americana var. macrophylla C.K.Schneid. Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 824 (1912).
Fraxinus americana var. microcarpa A.Gray Syn. Fl. N. Amer., ed. 2, 2(1): 75 (1886).
Fraxinus americana subsp. novae-angliae (Mill.) Wesm. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 31(1): 108 (1892).
Fraxinus americana var. subcoriacea Sarg. Bot. Gaz. 67: 241 (1919).
Fraxinus americana subsp. typicum Wesm. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 31(1): 107 (1892), not validly publ.
Fraxinus biltmoreana Beadle Bot. Gaz. 25: 358 (1898).
Fraxinus biltmoreana var. subcoriacea (Sarg.) J.J.N.Campb. Phytoneuron 2017-28: 5 (2017).
Fraxinus canadensis Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 222 (1788).
Fraxinus carolinensis Wangenh. Beytr. Teut. Forstwiss.: 81 (1787).
Fraxinus caroliniana Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 1103 (1806), nom. illeg.
Fraxinus caroliniana var. latifolia (Vahl) Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 1103 (1806).
Fraxinus curtissii Vasey Cat. For. Trees U.S.: 20 (1876).
Fraxinus discolor Muhl. Cat. Pl. Amer. Sept.: 111 (1813).
Fraxinus discolor var. juglandifolia (Lam.) Muhl. Cat. Pl. Amer. Sept.: 96 (1813).
Fraxinus epiptera Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 256 (1803).
Fraxinus glauca Raf. Alsogr. Amer.: 33 (1838).
Fraxinus grandifolia Raf. Alsogr. Amer.: 38 (1838).
Fraxinus juglandifolia Lam. Encycl. 2: 548 (1788).
Fraxinus juglandifolia var. subserrata Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 1104 (1806).
Fraxinus macrophylla Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult., Nachtr. 2: 120 (1828).
Fraxinus nigra var. juglandifolia (Lam.) Castigl. Viagg. Stati Uniti 2: 244 (1790).
Fraxinus novae-angliae Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 5 (1768).
Fraxinus pennsylvanica subsp. novae-angliae (Mill.) Buttler Bot. Naturschutz Hessen 18: 19 (2005).
Fraxinus pistaciifolia E.Hall ex A.Gray. Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 75 (1878), nom. illeg.
Fraxinus pubescens var. latifolia Vahl Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 52 (1804).
Fraxinus pubescens var. longifolia Vahl Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 52 (1804).
Fraxinus villosa Dum.Cours. Bot. Cult., ed. 2, 2: 582 (1811).
Fraxinus viridis Bosc Mém. Cl. Sci. Math. Inst. Natl. France 9(2): 209 (1808 publ. 1811).
Leptalix acuminata (Lam.) Raf. New Fl. 2: 93 (1837).
Leptalix alba (Marshall) Raf. Alsogr. Amer.: 32 (1838).
Leptalix epiptera (Michx.) Raf. Alsogr. Amer.: 33 (1838).
Leptalix glauca Raf. Alsogr. Amer.: 33 (1838).
Leptalix grandifolia Raf. Alsogr. Amer.: 38 (1838).
Leptalix juglandifolia (Lam.) Raf. New Fl. 2: 93 (1837).
Leptalix viridis (Bosc) Raf. Alsogr. Amer.: 32 (1838).
Ornanthes americana (L.) Raf. New Fl. 2: 93 (1837).
Ornus americana (L.) Bosc Mém. Cl. Sci. Math. Inst. Natl. France 9(2): 216 (1808 publ. 1811).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Fraxinus americana	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Fraxinus americana L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) 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) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

Fraxinus americana

SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)

Fraxinus americana L.

GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998)
Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
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)
World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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