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Enriched botanical record

Exacum tetragonum

Exacum tetragonum Roxb.

Also indexed asBharachirataBicolor Persian violetCetiDodda chirayataHabshi chirataKannamthaliUdi chirayatകണ്ണാന്തളി
FamilyGentianaceae
GenusExacum
Use categories1
Linked notes17

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
FamilyGentianaceae
GenusExacum
Scientific name with authorshipExacum tetragonum Roxb.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Canscora justicioides Griff.Canscora justicioides Griff. ex VoigtExacum albens BlancoExacum bellum HanceExacum bicolor Roxb.Exacum cambodianum DopExacum chironioides Griseb.Exacum chulasiuma Buch.-Ham.Exacum chulasiuma Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Exacum grandiflorum Wall.Exacum hamiltonii G.DonExacum horsfieldianum Miq.Exacum metzianum Hohen.Exacum metzianum Hohen. ex C.B.ClarkeExacum parviflorum Merr.Exacum perrottetii Griseb.Exacum roseum RoyleExacum stylosum Wall.Exacum stylosum Wall. ex G.DonExacum sulcatum C.B.ClarkeExacum tetragonum var. bicolor (Roxb.) Hook.Exacum tetragonum var. khasianum C.B.ClarkeExacum tetragonum var. roseum RoyleExacum tetragonum var. roseum Royle ex D.DonExacum tetragonum var. stylosum (Wall. ex G.Don) C.B.ClarkeExacum tetrapterum MeyenExacum tetrapterum Meyen ex Griseb.Exacum tricolor Zoll. & MoritziParacelsea amoena Zoll. & Moritzi

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier367566-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.

Connected preparations

Where Exacum tetragonum appears.

Published field notes linked to this botanical identity. Each preparation carries its own safety and evidence boundary.

Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Green Bafilicum Ointment

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

White Ointment

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

I White Ointment

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

A fpinale Liniment

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

The milder blue Ointment

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

UNGUENTUM ALBUM, White Ointment , L

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

LINIMENTUM VOLATILE, A Volatile Liniment

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Where mercury is neceffary, this bolus may be taken twice a-week

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Unguentum Vi ermifuguin

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

' White Ointment with Camphire

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

White Ointment

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

A fpinale Liniment

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

The milder blue Ointment

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

LINIMENT UM ALBUM,

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

UNGUENTUM ALBUM, White Ointment

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

White Ointment

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Where mercury is necessary, this bolus may be taken twice or thrice a week

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note