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Enriched botanical record

Rubia tinctorum

Rubia tinctorum L.

Also indexed asmadderAdi boyaqotuDyer's madderEchte Färber-Röte, KrappEchter Krapp (DE); Madder (EN)Faerber-RoeteFärber-RöteFärberkrapp
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusRubia
Use categories3
Linked notes10

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
OrderGentianales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusRubia
Scientific name with authorshipRubia tinctorum L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Asterophyllum tinctorum (L.) K.F.Schimp. & Spenn., 1829Galium rubia E.H.L.KrauseRubia acaliculata Cav.Rubia iberica (Fisch. ex DC.) K.KochRubia peregrina subsp. tinctorum (L.) Bonnier & LayensRubia sativa GuadagnoRubia sylvestris Mill.Rubia tinctoria L.Rubia tinctoria Salisb.Rubia tinctorum f. petiolaris Sommier & LevierRubia tinctorum var. culta Alef.Rubia tinctorum var. grandifolia K.KochRubia tinctorum var. iberica Fisch.Rubia tinctorum var. iberica Fisch. ex DC.Rubia tinctorum var. latifolia TexidorRubia tinctorum var. pubescens Ledeb.Rubia tinctorum var. sativa Pollini

Documented use categories

Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier765369-1
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal 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.

Connected preparations

Where Rubia tinctorum appears.

Published field notes linked to this botanical identity. Each preparation carries its own safety and evidence boundary.

Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Tincture of Steel

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Tincture of Treatment

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Tincture of steel root

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Syrup of Root of Madder

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Syrup of Root of Madder

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Tincture of Root of Madder

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Syrup of Root of Madder

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Tincture of Root of Madder

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Decoction of Root of Madder

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Tincture of steel

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Rubia tinctorum.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.