Plant Details

Accepted name:: Dioscorea septemloba Thunb. [Dioscoreaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
mianbixie	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
rhizoma dioscoreae septemlobae	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
sevenlobed yam rhizome	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
绵萆薢	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
rhizome	dried rhizome	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)

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

Dioscorea septemloba var. platyphylla M.Mizush. ex T.Shimizu Fl. Nagano Pref.: 1511 (1997).
Dioscorea septemloba var. sititoana (Honda & Jôtani) Ohwi Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 33: 69 (1953).
Dioscorea sititoana Honda & Jôtani J. Jap. Bot. 14: 235 (1938).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Dioscorea septemloba	Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Dioscorea septemloba Thunb.	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Dioscorea septemloba Thunberg	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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