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
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusBacopa
Scientific name with authorshipBacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? monniera L.Allocalyx microphylla Cordem.Alonsoa hirsuta (Spreng.) Steud.Anisocalyx limnanthiflorus (L.) HanceBacopa monnieri (L.) Hayata & Matsum.Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.Bacopa monnieri var. cuneifolia Michx.Bacopa monnieria (L.) Hayata & Matsum.Bacopa monnieria (L.) Wettst.Bacopa monnieria var. cuneifolia (Michx.) FernaldBacopa monnieria var. cuneifolia Michx.Bramia indica Lam.Bramia monniera (L.) DrakeBramia monnieri (L.) DrakeBramia monnieri (L.) PennellBramia monnieria (L.) Cordem., 1895Bramia monnieria (L.) Drake, 1893Calytriplex obovata Ruiz & Pav.Capraria monnieri (L.) Roxb.Capraria monnieria (L.) Roxb.Gratiola monnieri (L.) L.Gratiola monnieria L.Gratiola portulacacea Weinm.Gratiola tetrandra StokesHabershamia cuneifolia (Michx.) Raf.Hemimeris hirsuta Spreng.Herpestes monnieria (L.) KunthHerpestis africana (Pers.) Steud.Herpestis brownei Steud.Herpestis calytriplex Steud.Herpestis cuneifolia (Michx.) PurshHerpestis cuneifolia Michx.Herpestis monniera KunthHerpestis monnieri (L.) KunthHerpestis monnieri (L.) Rothm.Herpestis monnieria (L.) Humb.Herpestis monnieria (L.) KunthHerpestis moranensis KunthHerpestis pedunculosa Steud.Herpestis procumbens Spreng.Herpestis spathulata BlumeHydrotrida beccabunga Willd.Limosella calycina Forssk.Lysimachia monnieri L.Mecardonia procumbens (Spreng.) PennellMoniera africana Pers.Moniera brownei Pers.Moniera cuneifolia Michx.Moniera moniera BrittonMoniera monnieri (L.) BrittonMoniera pedunculosa Pers.Monniera africana Pers.Monniera brownii PersoonMonniera calycina (Forssk.) KuntzeMonniera cuneifolia Michx.Monniera monniera (L.) BrittonMonniera pedunculosa PersoonRuellia articulata Houtt.Thunbergia stolonifera Blanco
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier1072674-2
Use codesEU GS HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.