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
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusFagopyrum
Scientific name with authorshipFagopyrum esculentum Moench
Indexed scientific synonyms
Fagopyrum cereale (Salisb.) Raf.Fagopyrum dryandrii FenzlFagopyrum emarginatum (Roth) Meisn.Fagopyrum emarginatum Gaertn.Fagopyrum emarginatum MoenchFagopyrum emarginatum subsp. kunawarense Meisn.Fagopyrum emarginatum var. kunawarense Meisn.Fagopyrum esculentum subsp. ancestralis OhnishiFagopyrum esculentum var. emarginatum (Roth) Alef.Fagopyrum esculentum var. pyramidatum (Loisel.) Meisn.Fagopyrum esculentum var. vulgare Alef.Fagopyrum fagopyrum (L.) H.Karst.Fagopyrum fagopyrum (L.) ShaferFagopyrum macropterum FenzlFagopyrum macropterum var. emarginatum (Roth) FenzlFagopyrum macropterum var. obtusum FenzlFagopyrum polygonum MacloskieFagopyrum sagittatum Gilib.Fagopyrum sarracenicum Dumort.Fagopyrum subdentatum Gilib.Fagopyrum vulgare Delarbre, 1800Fagopyrum vulgare HillFagopyrum vulgare Hill ex DruceFagopyrum vulgare T.NeesFagopyrum zuogongense Q.F.ChenHelxine fagopyrum KuntzeKunokale carneum Raf.Phegopyrum emarginatum (Roth) Peterm.Phegopyrum esculentum (Moench) Peterm.Polygonum cereale Salisb.Polygonum dioicum Buch.-Ham.Polygonum dioicum Buch.-Ham. ex Meisn.Polygonum elegans Meisn.Polygonum emarginatum RothPolygonum fagopyrum L.Polygonum gracile Meisn.Polygonum macropterum Meisn.Polygonum nepalense FenzlPolygonum pyramidatum Loisel.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier694526-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF IF MA ME PO 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 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.