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
GenusEupatorium
Scientific name with authorshipEupatorium chinense L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Eupatorium album Thunb.Eupatorium chinense subsp. chinenseEupatorium chinense subsp. reevesii Miq.Eupatorium chinense subsp. yuliense C.H.OuEupatorium chinense var. oppositifolium (Koidz.) Murata & H.KoyamaEupatorium clematideum (Wall. ex DC.) Sch.Bip.Eupatorium clematideum var. clematideumEupatorium crenatifolium Hand.-Mazz.Eupatorium eupatorium var. oppositifolium (Koidz.) T.Kawahara & YaharaEupatorium fortunei var. fragrans HondaEupatorium fortunei var. glandulosum HondaEupatorium fotunei var. dissectum (Makino) Nakai, 1927Eupatorium hakonense var. hakonenseEupatorium hakonense var. intermedium Nakai, 1927Eupatorium japonicum f. japonicumEupatorium japonicum var. eglandulosum (Honda) Kitam., 1937Eupatorium japonicum var. fragrans Honda, 1946Eupatorium japonicum var. japonicumEupatorium japonicum var. makinoiEupatorium japonicum var. sachalinensis F.Schmidt, 1868Eupatorium laciniatum var. laciniatumEupatorium makino var. oppositifolium (Koidz.) T.Kawahara & T.YaharaEupatorium makinoi T.Kawahara & YaharaEupatorium makinoi var. oppositifolium (Koidz.) Kawah. & YaharaEupatorium melanadenium HanceEupatorium reevesii Wall. ex DC.Eupatorium sachalinense f. sachalinenseEupatorium sachalinense var. oppositifolia Koidz.Eupatorium sachalinense var. sachalinenseEupatorium sinense J.F.Gmel.Eupatorium squamosum D.DonEupatorium wallichii var. wallichiiMikania clematidea Wall. ex DC.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Poison reported
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 identifier205624-1
Use codesHF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.