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 barbata (L.) H.Hara
Indexed scientific synonyms
Persicaria barbata var. hirtella (Meisn.) M.A.HassanPersicaria kotoshoensis (Ohki) SasakiPersicaria omerostroma (Ohki) SasakiPersicaria roettleri (Roth) H.HaraPogalis barbata (L.) Raf.Polygonum barbatum L.Polygonum barbatum var. corymbosum RothPolygonum barbatum var. fischeri DammerPolygonum barbatum var. hirtellum Meisn.Polygonum bishirae Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.Polygonum erythrodes Miq.Polygonum fissum BlumePolygonum fluviatile Buch.-Ham.Polygonum fluviatile Buch.-Ham. ex Endl.Polygonum fluviatile Hook.f.Polygonum gramineum NoronhaPolygonum kotoshoense OhkiPolygonum luxurians DanserPolygonum manoraene Buch.-Ham.Polygonum manoraene Buch.-Ham. ex Endl.Polygonum marmoramae Herb.Ham.Polygonum marmoramae Herb.Ham. ex Hook.fil.Polygonum omerostromum OhkiPolygonum raptae Herb.Buch.-Ham.Polygonum raptae Herb.Buch.-Ham. ex Endl.Polygonum rivulare J.KoenigPolygonum rivulare J.Koenig ex Roxb.Polygonum roettleri RothPolygonum stoloniferum BlancoPolygonum strigillosum Zipp.Polygonum strigillosum Zipp. ex Miq.Polygonum tomentosum Wall.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Poison reported
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 identifier694917-1
Use codesHF ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for 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.