Plant Details

Accepted name:

Trichodesma indicum (L.) Sm. [Boraginaceae]

Taxonomic source and confidence:

World Checklist: unpublished records ( )

Information about this plant:

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Infraspecies:

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Trichodesma indicum var. betulense K.K.Khanna & An.Kumar

Trichodesma indicum var. amplexicaule (Roth) T.Cooke

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal plant reference:
gau zaban	Other	Med. Pl. in District Mastung of Balochistan (Bibi et al., 2014)
gond	Other	Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)
handusi booti	Other	Pl. for Snake and Scorpion Bite in N. Pakistan (Butt et al., 2015)
kallribooti	Other	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
kanike kuro	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kiker	Other	Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)
nil karaj	Other	Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Form in which drug used:	Medicinal plant reference:
Whole plant, Leaves, Roots		Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Whole Plant		Pl. for Snake and Scorpion Bite in N. Pakistan (Butt et al., 2015)
Roots		Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)
Leaves		Med. Pl. in District Mastung of Balochistan (Bibi et al., 2014)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 9 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

synonym
Boraginella indica (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 435 (1891).
Borago indica L. Sp. Pl.: 137 (1753).
Borago spinulosa Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1: 459 (1820).
Borraginoides sagittata Moench Methodus: 516 (1794).
Pollichia indica Medik. Bot. Beob. 1783: 247 (1784).
Trichodesma hirsutum Edgew. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 21: 175 (1853).
Trichodesma perfoliatum Wall. Numer. List: n.º 984 (1829), not validly publ.
Trichodesma spinulosum Voigt Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 444 (1845).
Trichodesma subsessile Wall. Numer. List: n.º 933 (1829), not validly publ.

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

Name as published:	Medicinal reference:
Trichodesma indicum (L.) Lehm.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Trichodesma indicum (L.) R. Br.	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Trichodesma indicum (L.) R.Br.	Med. Pl. in District Mastung of Balochistan (Bibi et al., 2014)
Trichodesma indicum (Linnaeus) R. Brown	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Trichodesma indicum Brown	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Trichodesma indicum DC.	Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018) Pl. for Snake and Scorpion Bite in N. Pakistan (Butt et al., 2015)

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