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Cryptolepis sinensis

Cryptolepis sinensis (Lour.) Merr.

Also indexed asbai te teng白葉藤隱鱗藤
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusCryptolepis
Use categories2
Linked notes0

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
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusCryptolepis
Scientific name with authorshipCryptolepis sinensis (Lour.) Merr.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Aganosma edithae HanceApocynum orixense RottlerApocynum orixense Rottler ex Hook.fil.Cryptolepis edithae (Hance) Benth. & Hook.fil. ex Maxim.Cryptolepis elegans Wall. ex G.DonCryptolepis elegans var. ciliata PierreCryptolepis elegans var. ciliata Pierre ex CostantinCryptolepis laxiflora BlumeCryptolepis pauciflora WightCryptolepis sinensis var. ciliata (Costantin) P.H.HôEchites pauciflorus RottlerEchites pauciflorus Rottler ex Hook.fil.Emericia sinensis (Lour.) Roem. & Schult.Helicandra sinensis (Lour.) Hook. & Arn.Nerium pauciflorum Roxb.Nerium pauciflorum Roxb. ex Hook.fil.Pergularia sinensis Lour.Periploca chinensis Spreng.Periploca sinensis (Lour.) Steud.Streptocaulon chinense (Spreng.) G.DonStrophanthus divaricatus Wall. ex G.DonVallaris sinensis (Lour.) G.Don

Documented use categories

Medicine
Material

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 identifier95952-1
Use codesMA 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.