Plant Details

Accepted name:: Galium asperifolium Wall. [Rubiaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants
Infraspecies:: 4

Galium asperifolium var. asperifolium

Galium asperifolium var. lasiocarpum W.C.Chen

Galium asperifolium var. sikkimense (Gand.) Cufod.

Galium asperifolium var. verrucifructum Cufod.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bhyarkin	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bhyas	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
chyangkya	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
gnaharo	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
khasro jhar	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kuri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kurkure ghans	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
leswakuri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
majithi	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
pire	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
sano majitho	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
tiro	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
tiru	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
八仙草	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

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

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Galium mollugo subsp. asperifolium (Wall.) Kitam. Fauna Fl. Nepal Himalaya: 230 (1955).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Galium asperifolium Wall.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Galium asperifolium Wallich	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Galium asperlium Wall.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

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