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
GenusEclipta
Scientific name with authorshipEclipta prostrata (L.) L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anthemis abyssinica subsp. abyssinicaAnthemis abyssinica var. abyssinicaAnthemis bornmuelleri subsp. brachyota (Eig)Anthemis cotula subsp. hierosolymitana EigAnthemis galilaea subsp. hierosolymitana (Eig) YavinAnthemis viridis BlancoArtemisia viridis BlancoChamaemelum foetidum Garsault, 1764Cotula alva (L.) L.Cotula prostrata (L.) L.Eclipta alba f. albaEclipta alba f. prostrata (L.) Hassk.Eclipta alba f. prostrata Huber, 1901Eclipta alba f. zippeliana (Blume) Hassk.Eclipta alba subsp. albaEclipta alba subsp. erecta (L.) Hassl.Eclipta alba subsp. longifolia Bettfr.Eclipta alba subsp. parviflora (Wall. ex DC.) Miq.Eclipta alba subsp. prostrata HuberEclipta alba subsp. zippeliana (Blume) Miq.Eclipta alba var. albaEclipta alba var. erecta (L.) Hassl., 1909Eclipta alba var. prostrata (L.) Hassl., 1909Eclipta alba var. prostrata (L.) Miq.Eclipta alba var. zippeliana (Blume) Miq.Eclipta erecta subsp. diffusa DC.Eclipta erecta subsp. erectaEclipta erecta subsp. latifolia Willd.Eclipta erecta subsp. latifolia Willd. ex Walp.Eclipta erecta subsp. prostrata (L.) BakerEclipta erecta subsp. zippeliana (Blume) J.Kost.Eclipta erecta var. erectaEclipta erecta var. prostrata (L.) BakerEclipta erecta var. zippeliana (Blume) J.Kost.Eclipta longifolia Schrad. ex DC., 1836Eclipta marginata Boiss.Eclipta nutans subsp. nutansEclipta nutans var. nutansEclipta parviflora Wall.Eclipta parviflora Wall. ex DC.Eclipta patula (DC.) Endl.Eclipta patula Schrad.Eclipta patula Schrad. ex DC., 1836Eclipta philippinensis Gand.Eclipta procumbens subsp. patula (Schrad.) DC.Eclipta procumbens var. patula Schrad.Eclipta procumbens var. procumbensEclipta prostrata f. aureoreticulata Y.T.ChangEclipta prostrata f. prostrataEclipta prostrata subsp. aureoreticulata Y.T.ChangEclipta prostrata subsp. prostrataEclipta prostrata subsp. zippeliana (Blume) J.Kost.Eclipta prostrata var. dixitii An.Kumar & K.K.KhannaEclipta prostrata var. prostrataEclipta prostrata var. zippeliana (Blume) J.Kost.Eclipta punctata Jacq., 1763Eclipta zippeliana BlumeEcliptica alba subsp. albaEcliptica alba subsp. erecta KuntzeEcliptica alba subsp. parviflora (Wall. ex DC.) KuntzeEcliptica alba subsp. prostrata (L.) KuntzeEcliptica alba subsp. zippeliana (Blume) KuntzeEcliptica alba var. prostrata (L.) KuntzeEcliptica alba var. zippeliana (Blume) KuntzeEleutheranthera prostrata (L.) Sch.Bip.Eleutheranthera prostrata subsp. prostrataEleutheranthera prostrata var. prostrataGalinsoga oblonga DC., 1836Verbesina alba subsp. albaVerbesina alba subsp. neapolitanaVerbesina prostrata L.Verbesina spicata Lour.Wilborgia oblongifolia Hook.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier1186403-2
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.