Plant Details

Accepted name:: Akebia trifoliata (Thunb.) Koidz. [Lardizabalaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
akebia	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
akebia fruit	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacop. of China (2005)
akebia stem	Other	Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019) Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
akebia trifoliata subsp. australis whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
akebia trifoliata whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
akebiae caulis	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
akebiae fructus	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015)
akehia fruit	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2010)
akébie à trois feuilles	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
caulis akebiae	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacop. of China (2005)
chocolate-vine	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
fructus akebiae	Pharmaceutical	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacop. of China (2005)
kleeblättrige akebie	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
mitsuba-akebi	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
mituba-akebi	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
mu tong	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
mutong	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015)
san ye mu tong	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
three leaf akebia	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
three-leaf akebia	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
trebladig akebia	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
yu zhi zi	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
yuzhizi	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015)
モクツゥ	Other	Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019)
モクツウ	Other	Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012)
三叶木通	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
三葉木通	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)
八月札	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
八月炸	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
木通	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
木通根	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
白木通	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
fruit	dried nearly ripe fruit	Pharmacop. of China (2010)
fruit	nearly ripe fruit	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
stem	dried stem	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
stem	dried stem	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
stem	dried stem	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)
climbing stem		Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019)
stem, fruit		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
stem	dried lianoid stem	Pharmacop. of China (2005)
stem	stem, transversely cut	Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006)
stem		Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Akebia lobata Decne. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 12: 107 (1839).
Akebia trifoliata subsp. australis (Diels) T.Shimizu Quart. J. Taiwan Mus. 14: 201 (1961).
Akebia trifoliata var. australis (Diels) Rehder J. Arnold Arbor. 10: 189 (1928 publ. 1929).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Akebia lobata Decaisne	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Akebia trifoliata	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Akebia trifoliata (Thunb.) Koidz.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Akebia trifoliata (Thunb.) Koidz. var. australis (Diels) Rehd.	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Akebia trifoliata (Thunb.) Koidz. var. australis (Diels) Rehder	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
Akebia trifoliata (Thunb.) Koidz.,	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Akebia trifoliata (Thunberg) Koidzumi	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Akebia trifoliata Koidzumi	Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Akebia trifoliata Koidzumi var. australis Rehder	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Akebia trifoliata subsp. australis (Diels) T. Shimizu	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

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