Plant Details

Accepted name:: Solenostemma arghel (Delile) Hayne [Apocynaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
al-argal	Other	Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019)
arellachem	Other	Ethnobot. of Med. Pl. from Hoggar, Algeria (Ramdane et al, 2015)
argel	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
hargal	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017)
hargel	Other	Med. Pl. in E & C Africa (EL-Kamali, 2009) Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
حرجل	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
عرجل	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
لجرح	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaf		Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017)
Leaves		Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019)
leave, aerial parts	aerial parts powder	Ethnobot. of Med. Pl. from Hoggar, Algeria (Ramdane et al, 2015)
leaves		Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Solenostemma oleifolium (Nectoux) Bullock & E.A.Bruce ex Maire Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 3: 170 (1933).
Argelia delilei Decne. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 9: 331 (1838), nom. superfl.
Cynanchum arghel Delile Mém. Égypte 3: 319 (1802).
Cynanchum oleifolium Nectoux Voy. Haute Égypte: 20 (1808).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Solenostemma argel (Del.) Hayne	Med. Pl. in the Med.: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008)
Solenostemma argel (Del.) Hayne.	Med. Pl. in E & C Africa (EL-Kamali, 2009) Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019)
Solenostemma argel (Delile) Hayne	Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
Solenostemma argel Hayne	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Solenostemma oleifolium (Nect.) Bullock & Bruce	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
Solenostemma oleifolium (Nectoux) Bullock & E.A.Bruce ex Maire	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Solenostemma oleifolium Bull and Bruce	Ethnobot. of Med. Pl. from Hoggar, Algeria (Ramdane et al, 2015)

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