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 glabra (Willd.) M.Gómez
Indexed scientific synonyms
Amblygonum glabrum (Willd.) P.D.SellPersicaria densiflora (Meisn.) MoldenkePersicaria glabra (Willd.) BorodinaPersicaria glabra (Willd.) Grabovsk.Persicaria glabra (Willd.) NemotoPersicaria glabra var. scabrinervis (Hook.fil.) H.HaraPersicaria portoricensis (Bertero ex Small) SmallPolygonum acuminatum Meisn.Polygonum caucanum FassettPolygonum densiflorum Meisn.Polygonum densiflorum f. ciliolatum (Meisn.) FassettPolygonum densiflorum f. imberbe (Meisn.) FassettPolygonum densiflorum var. ciliolatum Meisn.Polygonum densiflorum var. imberbe Meisn.Polygonum glabrum Cham. & Schltdl.Polygonum glabrum Willd.Polygonum glabrum var. caribaeum Griseb.Polygonum glabrum var. scabrinervis Hook.fil.Polygonum hippopotami Ehrenb.Polygonum hippopotami Ehrenb. ex Meisn.Polygonum imberbe Sol.Polygonum imberbe Sol. ex G.Forst.Polygonum imberbe Sol. ex Guill.Polygonum persicaria Wall.Polygonum portoricense BerteroPolygonum portoricense Bertero ex Endl.Polygonum portoricense Bertero ex SmallPolygonum portoricensis BerteroPolygonum portoricensis Bertero ex Small, 1895Polygonum quadrifidum Buch.-Ham.Polygonum quadrifidum Buch.-Ham. ex Meisn.Polygonum scabrinervium RoylePolygonum scabrinervium Royle ex Bab.Polygonum schimperi VatkePolygonum schimperi Vatke ex Engl.Polygonum serrulatum Spreng.Polygonum truncatum A.Rich.
Documented use categories
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 identifier1005755-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.