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
GenusPersicaria
Scientific name with authorshipPersicaria acuminata (Kunth) M.Gómez
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chulusium acuminatum (Kunth) Raf.Polygonum acuminatum KunthPolygonum acuminatum var. brachystemon Meisn.Polygonum acuminatum var. capense Meisn.Polygonum acuminatum var. glabrescens Meisn.Polygonum acuminatum var. humboldtii Meisn.Polygonum acuminatum var. microstemon Mart.Polygonum acuminatum var. microstemon Mart. ex Meisn.Polygonum acuminatum var. setigerum (Wedd.) Meisn.Polygonum acuminatum var. stenophylla HeimerlPolygonum acuminatum var. subcordatum Meisn.Polygonum acuminatum var. weddellii Meisn.Polygonum alfredii Pilg.Polygonum barbatum G.Mey.Polygonum bettfreundianum LindauPolygonum cuspidatum Willd.Polygonum cuspidatum Willd. ex Soler.Polygonum cuspidatum Willd. ex Spreng.Polygonum erectum Vell.Polygonum floribundum Wedd.Polygonum graminifolium Hoffm.Polygonum graminifolium Hoffm. ex Meisn.Polygonum guatemalense Gand.Polygonum micranthum A.Rich.Polygonum setigerum Wedd.Polygonum stuckertii Gand.Polygonum vellosoi Toledo
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier694896-1
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful 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.