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
GenusElsholtzia
Scientific name with authorshipElsholtzia ciliata (Thunb.) Hyl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Elsholtzia ciliata f. leucantha T.LeeElsholtzia ciliata var. brevipes C.Y.Wu & S.C.HuangElsholtzia ciliata var. ciliataElsholtzia ciliata var. depauperata C.Y.Wu & S.C.HuangElsholtzia ciliata var. duplicatocrenata C.Y.Wu & S.C.HuangElsholtzia ciliata var. minima NakaiElsholtzia ciliata var. ramosa (Nakai) C.Y.Wu & H.W.LiElsholtzia ciliata var. remota C.Y.Wu & S.C.HuangElsholtzia communis var. longipilosa Hand.-Mazz.Elsholtzia cristata Willd.Elsholtzia cristata f. leucantha NakaiElsholtzia cristata f. ruderalis Kom.Elsholtzia cristata f. saxatilis Kom.Elsholtzia cristata var. ramosa NakaiElsholtzia cristata var. saxatilis (Kom.) NakaiElsholtzia cyprianii var. longipilosa (Hand.-Mazz.) C.Y.Wu & S.C.HuangElsholtzia formosana HayataElsholtzia hallasanensis Y.N.LeeElsholtzia hallasanensis f. albiflora Y.N.LeeElsholtzia interrupta OhwiElsholtzia patrinii (Lepech.) GarckeElsholtzia patrinii var. ramosa NakaiElsholtzia pseudocristata H.Lév. & VaniotElsholtzia pseudocristata var. saxatilis (Kom.) P.Y.FuElsholtzia saxatilis (Kom.) NakaiElsholtzia saxatilis (Kom.) Nakai ex Kitag.Elsholtzia serotina Kom.Elsholtzia splendens f. albiflora (Y.N.Lee) M.KimElsholtzia splendens var. hallasanensis (Y.N.Lee) M.KimElsholtzia splendens var. hallasanensis (Y.N.Lee) N.S.Lee & C.S.LeeElsholtzia springia Y.N.LeeElsholzia cristata Willd., 1790Elsholzia patrinii (Lepech.) GarckeEschscholzia ciliata (Thunb.) Hyl.Hyssopus bracteatus C.C.Gmel.Hyssopus bracteatus C.C.Gmel. ex Steud.Hyssopus ocymifolius Lam.Mentha baicalensis GeorgiMentha baikalensis GeorgiMentha cristata Buch.-Ham.Mentha cristata Buch.-Ham. ex D.DonMentha ovata Cav.Mentha patrinii Lepech.Mentha perilloides Spreng.Perilla polystachya D.DonSideritis ciliata Thunb.Sideritis ciliata var. mokpoensis Vaniot
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
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 identifier90101-2
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.