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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCichorium
Scientific name with authorshipCichorium endivia L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cichorium casnia Wall.Cichorium crispum Mill.Cichorium endivia f. endiviaCichorium endivia subsp. endiviaCichorium endivia subsp. sativum Cout.Cichorium endivia var. angustifolia Lam.Cichorium endivia var. angustifolia Lam. ex GaudinCichorium endivia var. angustifolium DC.Cichorium endivia var. crispa Lam. ex GaudinCichorium endivia var. crispum (Mill.) Chev.Cichorium endivia var. crispum (Mill.) DC.Cichorium endivia var. crispum (Mill.) Lam.Cichorium endivia var. crispum (Mill.) Pers.Cichorium endivia var. endiviaCichorium endivia var. latifolia Lam. ex GaudinCichorium endivia var. latifolium DC.Cichorium endivia var. latifolium Lam.Cichorium endivia var. roborovskyi TzvelevCichorium esculentum Salisb.Cichorium intybus var. endivia (L.) C.B.Clarke, 1876Cichorium intybus var. endivia (L.) Lej.Cichorium intybus var. endivia (L.) MératCichorium intybus var. sativum H.Mart.Cichorium intybus var. variegatum H.Mart.Cichorium pumilum f. rhizocephalum Pamp., 1917Cichorium saticum GrayCichorium saticum var. crispum GrayCichorium sativum Gray, 1821Endivia hortensis Hill
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier194527-1
Use codesGS HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for 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.