Non scientific name details for 薯蓣 - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

薯蓣

1 Accepted name(s) for "薯蓣":

Accepted name
Dioscorea oppositifolia L.

3 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Trade forms:	Plant parts:
Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)	Dioscorea opposita Thunb.	Dioscorea opposita Thunb.	Dioscorea oppositifolia L.		Tuber
Consv. of Endangered Med. Pl. in Arid Desert Region (Lang et al., 2017)	Dioscorea opposita Thunb.	Dioscorea opposita Thunb.	Dioscorea oppositifolia L.
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)	Dioscorea opposita	Dioscorea opposita Thunb.	Dioscorea oppositifolia L.		tuber starch

13 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "薯蓣":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
chinese yam	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
shuyu	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
shān yào	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
shān yù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
shǔ yù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
wáng yù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yán cǎo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
ér cǎo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
儿草	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
山芋	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
山药	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
延草	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
王芋	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)