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 plebeium R.Br.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Avicularia indica (B.Heyne ex Roth) Didr.Persicaria minutiflora (Nakai) NakaiPleuropteropyrum minutiflorum (Nakai) NakaiPolygonum alpestre Heldr.Polygonum alpestre Heldr. ex Meisn.Polygonum anomalum BruijnPolygonum aviculare Lour.Polygonum aviculare var. minutiflorum Franch.Polygonum changii Kitag.Polygonum ciliosum Meisn.Polygonum cliffortioides Meisn.Polygonum coronulatum Steud.Polygonum dryandri Spreng.Polygonum elegans W.T.AitonPolygonum exiguum Meisn.Polygonum franchetii Vorosch.Polygonum herniarioides DelilePolygonum herniarioides Spreng.Polygonum herniarioides var. illecebroides Meisn.Polygonum herniarioides var. prostratum Meisn.Polygonum humifusum var. mandshuricum SkvortsovPolygonum hyssopifolium BojerPolygonum illecebrioides Meisn.Polygonum illecebroides Meisn.Polygonum indicum B.Heyne ex RothPolygonum linifolium B.HeynePolygonum linifolium B.Heyne ex RothPolygonum micranthemum Franch.Polygonum micranthemum Franch. ex Hook.fil.Polygonum minutiflorum NakaiPolygonum miquelianum Meisn.Polygonum parviflorum Y.L.Chang & S.X.LiPolygonum perrottetii Meisn.Polygonum plebeium var. brevifolium Hook.fil.Polygonum plebeium var. elegans (W.T.Aiton) Hook.fil.Polygonum plebeium var. griffithii Hook.fil.Polygonum plebeium var. indicum (Roth) Hook.fil.Polygonum plebeium var. longifolium (Meisn.) M.R.AlmeidaPolygonum plebeium var. micranthemum Hook.fil.Polygonum plebeium var. miquelianum (Meisn.) Hook.fil.Polygonum plebeium var. polyneurum Hook.fil.Polygonum plebeium var. scindicum Hook.fil.Polygonum plebejum subsp. changii (Kitag.) Vorosch.Polygonum prostratum Roxb.Polygonum prostratum Roxb. ex D.DonPolygonum pteranthum Kitag.Polygonum pulchrum F.Dietr.Polygonum roxburghii Meisn.Polygonum roxburghii var. longifolium Meisn.Polygonum styligerum BruijnPolygonum tropicum K.Koch
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Material
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 identifier696260-1
Use codesAF HF MA ME
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.