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
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusSalsola
Scientific name with authorshipSalsola kali L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Corispermum pilosum Raf.Kali australis (R.Br.) Akhani & RoalsonKali soda MoenchKali turgidum (Dumort.) GutermannSalsola acicularis Salisb.Salsola aptera IljinSalsola decumbens Lam.Salsola gmelinii RouySalsola kali f. hirsuta Hornem.Salsola kali subsp. austroafricana AellenSalsola kali subsp. gmelinii (Rouy) R.C.V.DouinSalsola kali var. angustifolia FenzlSalsola kali var. apula Ten.Salsola kali var. austroafricana AellenSalsola kali var. glabra Forssk.Salsola kali var. hirta Ten.Salsola kali var. hispida Forssk.Salsola kali var. hispida-polygama Forssk.Salsola kali var. kaliSalsola kali var. mixta W.D.J.KochSalsola kali var. monacantha AellenSalsola kali var. rosacea Moq.Salsola kali var. rosacea Pall.Salsola kali var. rubella Moq.Salsola kali var. spinosa (Lam.) Corb.Salsola kali var. vulgaris W.D.J.KochSalsola rosacea Cav., 1796Salsola scariosa StokesSalsola spinosa Lam.Salsola turgida Dumort.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Poison reported
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 identifier303401-2
Use codesAF EU FU ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.