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
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusMentha
Scientific name with authorshipMentha aquatica L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Marrubium aquaticum (L.) UspenskiMentha acuta OpizMentha acuta StrailMentha acutata OpizMentha adspersa MoenchMentha affinis BoreauMentha aquatica f. ambigua PérardMentha aquatica f. aquaticaMentha aquatica f. aradensis TopitzMentha aquatica f. brachiata Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica f. cana J.FraserMentha aquatica f. caput-medusae (Trautm. & Urum.) Stoj., Stef. & Kitan.Mentha aquatica f. citrata (Ehrh.) Fresen.Mentha aquatica f. citriodora G.Mey.Mentha aquatica f. cuneiformis PérardMentha aquatica f. dubia (Chaix ex Vill.) PérardMentha aquatica f. elegans Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica f. elongata PérardMentha aquatica f. glabrata Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica f. glabrescens PérardMentha aquatica f. gnaphalifrons TopitzMentha aquatica f. hirsuta (Huds.) PérardMentha aquatica f. hirsuta (Huds.) Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica f. hirta Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica f. icmadogena TopitzMentha aquatica f. illensis TopitzMentha aquatica f. lasiotricha TopitzMentha aquatica f. latiovalis TopitzMentha aquatica f. limosa (Schur) TopitzMentha aquatica f. lloydii (Boreau) PérardMentha aquatica f. lobeliana (Becker) TopitzMentha aquatica f. luxurians TopitzMentha aquatica f. macrocephalota TopitzMentha aquatica f. macrophylla TopitzMentha aquatica f. maculosa TopitzMentha aquatica f. madaquensis TopitzMentha aquatica f. maxima TopitzMentha aquatica f. medaquensis TopitzMentha aquatica f. minor PérardMentha aquatica f. obscura Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica f. opaca Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica f. paniculata PérardMentha aquatica f. pedunculata (Pers.) PérardMentha aquatica f. perlata TopitzMentha aquatica f. plicata Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica f. pontica TopitzMentha aquatica f. pseudopiperita (Tausch ex Heinr.Braun) TopitzMentha aquatica f. purpurea (Host) PérardMentha aquatica f. pusilla PérardMentha aquatica f. riparia (Schreb.) TopitzMentha aquatica f. rubescens PérardMentha aquatica f. schlinseana TopitzMentha aquatica f. serratula TopitzMentha aquatica f. silesiaca TopitzMentha aquatica f. slavonica TopitzMentha aquatica f. solida TopitzMentha aquatica f. stoderiana TopitzMentha aquatica f. subcordata PérardMentha aquatica f. subhirsuta TopitzMentha aquatica f. subriparia TopitzMentha aquatica f. subsessilifolia TopitzMentha aquatica f. tiroliensis TopitzMentha aquatica f. trichophylla TopitzMentha aquatica f. uberrima TopitzMentha aquatica f. udicola PérardMentha aquatica f. valdelata TopitzMentha aquatica f. virgata Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica subsp. bakeri Briq.Mentha aquatica subsp. brachiata Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica subsp. capitata Fr.Mentha aquatica subsp. caput-medusae Trautm. & Urum.Mentha aquatica subsp. divaricata Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica subsp. elegans Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica subsp. hirsuta (Huds.) Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica subsp. lanigera Briq.Mentha aquatica subsp. litoralis (Hartm.) Westerl.Mentha aquatica subsp. litoralis Hartm.Mentha aquatica subsp. lloydii (Boreau) NymanMentha aquatica subsp. obscura Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica subsp. odorataMentha aquatica subsp. opaca Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica subsp. ortmanniana (Opiz) LemkeMentha aquatica subsp. plicata Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica subsp. simpliciuscula Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica subsp. virgata Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica var. acuta (Opiz) Heinr.BraunMentha aquatica var. acutifolia CusinMentha aquatica var. aequalifolia Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica var. affinis RouyMentha aquatica var. agenensis TopitzMentha aquatica var. aquaticaMentha aquatica var. arguta Laj.Mentha aquatica var. arguta Laj. ex MalinoMentha aquatica var. arguta Lej.Mentha aquatica var. arguta Lej. ex Briq.Mentha aquatica var. attenuata Wimm. & Grab.Mentha aquatica var. barbigera Briq.Mentha aquatica var. bicknellii Briq.Mentha aquatica var. briquetiana RouyMentha aquatica var. calaminthaefolia Vis.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
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 identifier450192-1
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant 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.