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
GenusPolygonum
Scientific name with authorshipPolygonum equisetiforme Sm.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dioctis equisetifolia Raf.Polygonum arenarium var. caesaraugustanum AssoPolygonum arenarium var. caesaraugustanum Asso ex AmoPolygonum aviculare subsp. caesaraugustanum (Echeandía ex Pau) Font QuerPolygonum aviculare subsp. decumbens SauvagePolygonum controversum Guss.Polygonum crenatum Ehrenb.Polygonum crenatum Ehrenb. ex Meisn.Polygonum decumbens (Sauvage) P.Fourn.Polygonum decumbens (Sauvage) P.Fourn. ex VindtPolygonum ehrenbergii Meisn.Polygonum equisetiforme var. controversum (Guss.) Ces., Pass. & GibelliPolygonum equisetiforme var. foliosum SennenPolygonum equisetiforme var. graecum Meisn.Polygonum equisetiforme var. peyerimoffii Batt. & MairePolygonum equisetiforme var. spicatum Batt.Polygonum equisetiforme var. trigynum Boiss.Polygonum marioticum Ehrenb.Polygonum marioticum Ehrenb. ex Meisn.Polygonum suffruticosum Salzm.Polygonum suffruticosum Salzm. ex BallPolygonum todaroi Lojac.Polygonum tumidum AucherPolygonum tumidum Aucher ex Meisn.Polygonum urgellense SennenPolygonum urgellense var. rubrum Sennen
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier695700-1
Use codesEU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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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.