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
GenusLepidium
Scientific name with authorshipLepidium sativum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arabis chinensis RottlerArabis chinensis Rottler ex WightCardamon sativum (L.) Fourr.Crucifera nasturtium E.H.L.KrauseLepia sativa (L.) Desv.Lepidium hortense Forssk.Lepidium obovatum Kit. ex Spreng., 1802Lepidium sativum subsp. sativumLepidium sativum subsp. spinescens (DC.) Thell.Lepidium sativum var. australe Alef.Lepidium sativum var. crispum (Medik.) DC.Lepidium sativum var. pallidum Alef.Lepidium sativum var. sativumLepidium sativum var. schimperi Thell.Lepidium sativum var. silvestre Thell.Lepidium sativum var. spinescens (DC.) JafriLepidium sativum var. triplocrispum Alef.Lepidium sativum var. typicum Thell.Lepidium sativum var. vulgare Alef.Lepidium spinescens DC.Nasturtium crispum Medik.Nasturtium hortense GarsaultNasturtium sativum (L.) Medik.Nasturtium sativum (L.) MoenchNasturtium spinescens (DC.) KuntzeNasturtium spinosum Desv.Nasturtium spinosum Desv. ex Thell.Thlaspi nasturtium Bergeret ex Steud.Thlaspi nasturtium J.P.Bergeret, 1786Thlaspi sativum (L.) CrantzThlaspidium sativum (L.) Spach
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier138141-2
Use codesEU FU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
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 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.