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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusSigesbeckia
Scientific name with authorshipSigesbeckia orientalis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Minyranthes heterophylla Turcz.Siegesbeckia orientalis L.Sigesbeckia brachiata Roxb.Sigesbeckia caspia Fisch. & C.A.Mey.Sigesbeckia caspia Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Hohen.Sigesbeckia caspica Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Hohen.Sigesbeckia caspica Fisch. & C.A.Mey., 1838Sigesbeckia droseroides SweetSigesbeckia esquirolii H.Lév. & VaniotSigesbeckia glutinosa Wall.Sigesbeckia gracilis DC.Sigesbeckia humilis Koidz.Sigesbeckia iberica Willd.Sigesbeckia microcephala DC.Sigesbeckia microphyllaSigesbeckia orientalis f. angustifolia MakinoSigesbeckia orientalis f. orientalisSigesbeckia orientalis subsp. angustifolia MakinoSigesbeckia orientalis subsp. caspica (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kitam.Sigesbeckia orientalis subsp. tenggerensis Hochr.Sigesbeckia orientalis subsp. typica Hochr.Sigesbeckia orientalis var. angustifolia MakinoSigesbeckia orientalis var. orientalisSigesbeckia orientalis var. tenggerensis Hochr.Sigesbeckia orientalis var. typica Hochr., 1934Sigesbeckia triangularis Cav.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Material
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 identifier249084-1
Use codesHF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.