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 reptans L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ajuga abnormis (Rouy) PrainAjuga alpina Fr.Ajuga barrelieri Ten.Ajuga breviproles BorbásAjuga candolleana (Rouy) PrainAjuga candolleana Rouy, 1909Ajuga densiflora Ten.Ajuga pyramidalis Huds.Ajuga repens Gueldenst.Ajuga repens Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.Ajuga reptans var. alba C.MackintoshAjuga reptans var. albiflora TinantAjuga reptans var. alpina NymanAjuga reptans var. caerulea C.MackintoshAjuga reptans var. lerezana Blanco-DiosAjuga reptans var. pyramidata ZalewskiAjuga reptans var. rubra C.MackintoshAjuga stolonifera Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr.Ajuga vulgaris RouyAjuga vulgaris subsp. abnormis RouyAjuga vulgaris subsp. nantii (Boreau) RouyAjuga vulgaris subsp. reptans (L.) RouyAjuga vulgaris var. bifera GillotAjuga vulgaris var. breviproles (Borbás) RouyAjuga vulgaris var. stolonifera (Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr.) RouyBugula decumbens Mill.Bugula reptans (L.) CrantzBugula reptans (L.) Moench, 1794Bugula reptans var. hirsuta GrayTeucrium reptans (L.) CrantzTeucrium reptans (L.) Salisb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental 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 identifier444664-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.