Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusAjuga
Scientific name with authorshipAjuga iva (L.) Schreb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Abiga cistifolia St.-Lag.Ajuga humilis PortaAjuga iva f. cleistogama Heldr.Ajuga iva f. punctata RadicAjuga iva subsp. humilis Sennen & MauricioAjuga iva subsp. pseudoiva (Labill. & Castagne ex DC.) HolmboeAjuga iva subsp. pseudoiva (Robill. & Castagne ex DC.) Briq.Ajuga iva var. cleistogama (Heldr.) Pamp.Ajuga iva var. linearifolia RouyAjuga iva var. pseudoiva (Robill. & Castagne ex DC.) Steud.Ajuga iva var. robertiana MaireAjuga iva var. spathulifolia MutelAjuga moschata (Mill.) Schreb.Ajuga pseudoiva Robill. & CastagneAjuga pseudoiva Robill. & Castagne ex DC.Ajuga pseudoiva var. apetala SennenBugula moschata (Mill.) BubaniBulga iva (L.) KuntzeChamaepithys moschata GarsaultChamaepitys iva (L.) Fourr.Chamaepitys moschata GarsaultChamaepitys pseudoiva (Robill. & Castagne ex DC.) Fourr.Moscharia arabica VitmanMoscharia asperidifolia Forssk.Moscharia asperifolia Forssk.Moscharia forsskalii J.F.Gmel.Teucrium iva L.Teucrium moschatum Lam., 1779Teucrium moschatum Mill.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Poison reported
Social use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier444598-1
Use codesME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.