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
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusIsatis
Scientific name with authorshipIsatis tinctoria L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Crucifera isatis E.H.L.KrauseIsatis alpina Vill.Isatis apiculata Jord.Isatis apiculata Jord. ex NymanIsatis banatica Besser, 1810Isatis bannatica LinkIsatis campestris StevenIsatis campestris Steven ex DC.Isatis campestris var. taurica (M.Bieb.) Schmalh.Isatis canescens DC.Isatis canescens var. glabrifolia H.Lindb.Isatis ciesielskii Zapal.Isatis glauca Gilib.Isatis heterocarpa Andrz., 1821Isatis hirsuta Pers.Isatis indigotica FortuneIsatis indigotica Fortune ex Lindl.Isatis japonica Miq.Isatis kamienskii Zapal.Isatis koelzii Rech.f.Isatis macrocarpa B.Fedtsch.Isatis macrocarpa B.Fedtsch. ex E.NikitinaIsatis maeotica DC.Isatis maritima Rupr.Isatis moeatica DC., 1821Isatis oblongata DC.Isatis oblongata var. yezoensis (Ohwi) Y.L.ChangIsatis oxycarpa Jord.Isatis praecox Kit. ex Tratt.Isatis praecox Kit., 1813Isatis reticulata C.A.Mey.Isatis sativa (DC.) C.KnightIsatis sibirica Trautv.Isatis taurica M.Bieb.Isatis tinctoria f. glabrifolia (H.Lindb.) H.Lindb.Isatis tinctoria subsp. campestris (Steven) Kulcz.Isatis tinctoria subsp. canescens (DC.) Malag.Isatis tinctoria subsp. canescens (DC.) NymanIsatis tinctoria subsp. hirsuta (Pers.) Arcang.Isatis tinctoria subsp. japonica (Miq.) N.BuschIsatis tinctoria subsp. koelzii JafriIsatis tinctoria subsp. oblongata (DC.) N.BuschIsatis tinctoria subsp. praecox (Kit. ex Tratt.) Domin & Podp.Isatis tinctoria subsp. tinctoriaIsatis tinctoria subsp. transsilvanica (Simonk.) SoóIsatis tinctoria subsp. villarsii L.Isatis tinctoria var. alpina (Vill.) DC.Isatis tinctoria var. alpina (Vill.) W.D.J.KochIsatis tinctoria var. banatica (Link) Alef.Isatis tinctoria var. campestris (Steven ex DC.) W.D.J.KochIsatis tinctoria var. canescens (DC.) Gren. & Godr.Isatis tinctoria var. hirsuta (Pers.) MératIsatis tinctoria var. indigotica (Fortune ex Lindl.) T.Y.Cheo & KuanIsatis tinctoria var. maeotica (DC.) Alef.Isatis tinctoria var. microcarpa DC.Isatis tinctoria var. pastoris SennenIsatis tinctoria var. praecox (Kit. ex Tratt.) W.D.J.KochIsatis tinctoria var. sativa DC.Isatis tinctoria var. taurica (M.Bieb.) Alef.Isatis tinctoria var. tinctoriaIsatis tinctoria var. vulgaris W.D.J.KochIsatis tinctoria var. yezoensis (Ohwi) OhwiIsatis transsilvanica Simonk.Isatis villarsii GaudinIsatis virens Coss.Isatis yezoensis Ohwi
Documented use categories
Medicine
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Crop wild relative
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 identifier285873-1
Use codesGS IF MA ME
Crop wild relativeYes
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.