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
GenusAnisomeles
Scientific name with authorshipAnisomeles indica (L.) Kuntze
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ajuga disticha (L.) Roxb.Ajuga glabrata Benth. ex Wall.Ajuga mollissima Wall.Ajuga mollissima Wall. ex Steud.Anisomeles albiflora (Hassk.) Miq.Anisomeles cuneata J.Jacq. ex FenzlAnisomeles disticha (L.) B.HeyneAnisomeles disticha (L.) B.Heyne ex RothAnisomeles glabrata Benth. ex Wall.Anisomeles indica var. biflora SteenisAnisomeles indica var. mollissima (Benth.) BackerAnisomeles malabarica var. albiflora Hassk.Anisomeles mollissima Wall.Anisomeles ovata R.Br.Anisomeles ovata W.T.AitonAnisomeles ovata var. glabrata Benth.Anisomeles ovata var. mollissima Benth.Anisomeles ovata var. serratifolia Miq.Anisomeles secunda KuntzeAnisomeles tonkinensis Gand.Ballota disticha L.Ballota mauritiana Pers.Epimeredi indicus (L.) Rothm.Epimeredi secundus Rothm.Lophanthus argyi H.Lév.Marrubium indicum (L.) Burm.f.Monarda zeylanica Burm.f.Nepeta amboinica L.f.Nepeta disticha (L.) BlumeNepeta indica L.Phlomis alba Blanco
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier444831-1
Use codesEU IF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.