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Enriched botanical record

Stachys sylvatica

Stachys sylvatica L.

Also indexed aswhitespothedge nettlehedge woundwortBosandoornBriwlys y GoedwigBriwlys y GwrychCréachtlusCzyściec leśny
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusStachys
Use categories1
Linked notes1

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
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusStachys
Scientific name with authorshipStachys sylvatica L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Stachys canariensis Jacq.Stachys cordata Gilib.Stachys cordatifolia Gilib.Stachys foetida Gueldenst.Stachys foetida Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.Stachys glaucescens Muss.Puschk.Stachys glaucescens Muss.Puschk. ex Spreng.Stachys sylvatica var. minus GrayStachys trapezuntea Boiss.

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier460020-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Stachys sylvatica.

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