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Enriched botanical record

Menyanthes trifoliata

Menyanthes trifoliata L.

Also indexed asbogbeanAlmindelig BukkebladBearnán lachanBitterkleeBobrek trójlistkowyBog-beanBog-myrtleBogbean
FamilyMenyanthaceae
GenusMenyanthes
Use categories2
Linked notes9

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
OrderAsterales
FamilyMenyanthaceae
GenusMenyanthes
Scientific name with authorshipMenyanthes trifoliata L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Limnanthemum orbiculatum (Lam.) Griseb.Menyanthes americana SweetMenyanthes latifolia Raf.Menyanthes orbiculata Lam.Menyanthes palustris GrayMenyanthes paradoxa Fr.Menyanthes pumila DouglasMenyanthes pumila Douglas ex Griseb.Menyanthes tridentata Raf.Menyanthes trifoliata f. brevistyla Aver.Menyanthes trifoliata f. macrophylla BolzonMenyanthes trifoliata f. microphylla BolzonMenyanthes trifoliata f. submersa GlückMenyanthes trifoliata subsp. verna (Raf.) Gervais & M.ParentMenyanthes trifoliata var. minor FernaldMenyanthes trifoliata var. minor Michx.Menyanthes trifoliata var. minor Michx. ex Pers., 1805Menyanthes trifoliata var. paradoxa Fr.Menyanthes trifolium Neck.Menyanthes verna Raf.Nymphoides orbiculata (Lam.) KuntzeVillarsia orbiculata (Lam.) G.DonVillarsia pumila Griseb.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Environmental 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 identifier50970102-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America

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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 Menyanthes trifoliata appears.

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

Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Infusion for the Palsy.—Take of horse-radish root shaved, mustard-seed bruised, each four

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.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Infusion for the Palsy

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

Spanish Infusion,

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

Infusion for the Palsy

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

Infusion of For scrofula

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

Infusion for the Palsy

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

Infusion of Attach parelle

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

Infusion for the Palsy

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

Infusion for the Palsy

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
Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Menyanthes trifoliata.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.