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 chinensis (L.) H.Gross
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ampelygonum chinense (L.) Lindl.Ampelygonum chinense var. thunbergianum (Meisn.) Masam.Ampelygonum salarkhanii HassanAmpelygonum umbellatum (Houtt.) Masam.Cephalophilon chinense (L.) BorodinaCephalophilon chinense (L.) Grabovsk., 1996Coccoloba asiatica Lour.Coccoloba crispata Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.Coccoloba indica WightCoccoloba indica Wight ex Meisn.Persicaria auriculata (Meisn.) S.K.Dixit, Datt & G.P.RoyPersicaria chinensis (L.) NakaiPersicaria chinensis var. brachiata (Poir.) H.HaraPersicaria chinensis var. procumbens (Z.E.Zhao & J.R.Zhao)Persicaria chinensis var. siamensis H.Lév.Persicaria chinensis var. thunbergiana (Meisn.) OkuyamaPersicaria umbellata (Houtt.) NakaiPolygonum adenopodum Sam.Polygonum adenotrichum Griff.Polygonum asiaticum (Lour.) B.D.Jacks.Polygonum auriculatum Meisn.Polygonum brachiatum Poir.Polygonum chinense L.Polygonum chinense subsp. auriculatum (Meisn.) SuzukiPolygonum chinense subsp. chinensePolygonum chinense var. brachiata (Poir.) GagePolygonum chinense var. brachiatum (Poir.) Meisn.Polygonum chinense var. corymbosum Hook.fil.Polygonum chinense var. parvifolium Hook.fil.Polygonum chinense var. procumbens Z.E.Zhao & J.R.ZhaoPolygonum chinense var. subhastatum Hook.fil.Polygonum chinense var. thunbergianum Meisn.Polygonum chinensis var. siamensis H.Lév.Polygonum corymbosum Willd.Polygonum corymbosum var. asperum BlumePolygonum corymbosum var. densiflorum BlumePolygonum corymbosum var. puberum BlumePolygonum corymbosum var. subhastatum BlumePolygonum crispatum C.B.ClarkePolygonum cymosum Roxb.Polygonum densiflorum BlumePolygonum densiflorum var. ciliolatum Meisn. ex A.DC.Polygonum densiflorum var. imberbe Meisn. ex A.DC.Polygonum ovatum B.HeynePolygonum ovatum B.Heyne ex RothPolygonum panduriforme Buch.-Ham.Polygonum panduriforme Buch.-Ham. ex Endl.Polygonum patens D.DonPolygonum polycephalum Wall.Polygonum sinense J.F.Gmel.Polygonum umbellatum (Houtt.) Koidz.Polygonum zonulatum NoronhaRumex umbellatus Houtt.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier60433516-2
Use codesHF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.