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Enriched botanical record

Emilia sonchifolia

Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC.

Also indexed asHuye que te cojoYerba socialista
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusEmilia
Use categories5
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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusEmilia
Scientific name with authorshipEmilia sonchifolia (L.) DC.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Cacalia glabra B.HeyneCacalia prenanthoides SieberCacalia prenanthoides Sieber ex DC.Cacalia sonchifolia L.Crassocephalum sonchifolium (L.) Less.Emilia mucronata Wall.Emilia purpurea Cass.Emilia rigidula DC.Emilia sinica Miq.Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC.Emilia sonchifolia var. mucronata C.B.ClarkeEmilia sonchifolia var. typica DominGynura ecalyculata DC.Othonna sonchifolia L.Prenanthes sarmentosa Wall.Senecio ecalyculatus Sch.Bip.Senecio rapae F.Br.Senecio sonchifolius (L.) MoenchSenecio sonchifolius var. bogorensis Hochr., 1934Senecio sonchifolius var. rigidulus (DC.) Cordem., 1895Senecio sonchifolius var. sonchifolius

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Social use

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 identifier203080-1
Use codesEU GS HF ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria 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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Emilia sonchifolia.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.