Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ballota nigra L. [Lamiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 8

Ballota nigra subsp. anatolica P.H.Davis

Ballota nigra subsp. anomala Greuter

Ballota nigra subsp. foetida (Vis.) Hayek

Ballota nigra subsp. kurdica P.H.Davis

Ballota nigra subsp. nigra

Ballota nigra subsp. ruderalis (Sw.) Briq.

Ballota nigra subsp. sericea (Vandas) Patzak

Ballota nigra subsp. velutina (Posp.) Patzak

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ballota	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
ballota nera	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ballotae nigrae herba	Pharmaceutical	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ballote	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ballote fétide ou noire	Other	Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
ballote vulgaire	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
balota	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
balouti	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
black hemp-nettle	Other	Pl. Used by Inhabitants of Ajloun, Jordan (Al-Quran, 2015)
black horehound	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
bosyska	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
horehound, black	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
marrubio bastardo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
marrubio negro	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
schwarzer andorn	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
schwarznessel	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
sindian ardh	Other	Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
stinkandorn	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
بلوطی	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
flowering top		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
flowering tops		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Herb		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Aerial parts		Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Whole plant		Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
Leaves		Pl. Used by Inhabitants of Ajloun, Jordan (Al-Quran, 2015)
herb		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
flower	dried flowering tops	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
flower	dried flowering tops	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
flowering top	Dried flowering tops	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ballota foetida Lam. Fl. Franç. 2: 381 (1779), nom. superfl.
Ballota sordida Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 83 (1796), nom. superfl.
Marrubium nigrum (L.) Garsault Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 365 (1764), opus utique oppr.
Stachys ballota Kuntze Taschen-Fl. Leipzig: 112 (1867).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ballota nigra	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Ballota nigra L.	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) Pl. Used by Inhabitants of Ajloun, Jordan (Al-Quran, 2015) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

Ballota nigra

SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Ballota nigra L.

British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011)
British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Pl. Used by Inhabitants of Ajloun, Jordan (Al-Quran, 2015)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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