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
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusSaponaria
Scientific name with authorshipSaponaria officinalis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bootia saponaria Neck.Bootia vulgaris Neck.Lychnis officinalis (L.) Scop.Lychnis saponaria (Neck.) Jess.Sabulina hybrida (L.) Rchb.Saponaria alluvionalis C.Du MoulinSaponaria hybrida Mill.Saponaria nervosa Gilib.Saponaria officinalis f. abnormis Zapal.Saponaria officinalis f. glaberrima (Ser.) HegiSaponaria officinalis f. macropetala Zapal.Saponaria officinalis f. pleniflora (Schur) Zapal.Saponaria officinalis f. tenuifolia Zapal.Saponaria officinalis var. alluvionalis (C.Du Moulin) PrantlSaponaria officinalis var. convoluta GraySaponaria officinalis var. floribunda DurieuSaponaria officinalis var. glaberrima Ser.Saponaria officinalis var. glabrata Lej. & CourtoisSaponaria officinalis var. hortensis H.Mart.Saponaria officinalis var. hybrida L.Saponaria officinalis var. parvilimbis Zapal.Saponaria officinalis var. plena SweetSaponaria officinalis var. puberula Rouy & FoucaudSaponaria officinarum Rupr.Saponaria vulgaris Pall.Silene saponaria (Neck.) Fr.Silene saponaria Fr. ex Willk. & Lange
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier156627-1
Use codesEU ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA 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.