Plant Details

Accepted name:: Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Müll.Arg. [Euphorbiaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
agyama	Other	Med. Pl. for Diarrhoea & Ulcer in Ghana (Henry et al., 2013)
agyamma	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
ahame	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
alchornea	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007) Med. Pl. for Diarrhoea & Ulcer in Ghana (Henry et al., 2013)
arbre de djeman	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
avovlo	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
ayraba	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
bambami	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
biusson de noel	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bugi-bugi	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
bunce	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
bunzi	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
christmas bush	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
christmasbush	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
dovewood	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
egyamma	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
epai	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ewe-epa	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
gbloo	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
gboo	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
gyaka	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
gyama	Other	Med. Pl. for Diarrhoea & Ulcer in Ghana (Henry et al., 2013)
gyamma	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
gyeka	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
ipa	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008)
kibunsi	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
kibunsila	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
mambunzila	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
mbom	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
odjamma	Other	Ghana’s Herbal Market (van Andel et al., 2012)
ogyamma	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
oje	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ose	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
pô d'arco	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
tahi	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ububo	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
uwonowen	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaves, stem-bark, twig		Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008)
leaf		Med. Pl. for Diarrhoea & Ulcer in Ghana (Henry et al., 2013)
roots, leaves	fresh roots, fresh leaves	Ghana’s Herbal Market (van Andel et al., 2012)
root, leaf		Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
leaf	fresh or dried leaves	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)

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

Alchornea cordata Benth. in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 507 (1849).
Cacoucia cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 68 (1843).
Schousboea cordifolia Schumach. & Thonn. in C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 449 (1827).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Alchornea cordata	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Alchornea cordifolia	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Med. Pl. for Diarrhoea & Ulcer in Ghana (Henry et al., 2013) Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum & Thonn) Muell.Arg.	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum et Thon.) Muell. Arg.	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Muell.Arg.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Mull.Agr.	Med. Pl. Trop. W Africa II (Oliver-Bever, 1983)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Müll.-Arg.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Trop. Africa (2015)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Mull.Arg.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Müll.Arg.	Ghana’s Herbal Market (van Andel et al., 2012) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. & Fungi Project (2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach.) Müll. Arg.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Alchornea cordifolia Muell.-Arg.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Alchornea cordifolia Mull. Arg.	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

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