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
GenusTanacetum
Scientific name with authorshipTanacetum balsamita L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? majus Desf.Balsamita balsamita (L.) Rydb.Balsamita major Desf.Balsamita major subsp. majorBalsamita major var. majorBalsamita major var. tanacetoides (Boiss.) MoldenkeBalsamita suaveolens Desf., 1804Balsamita suaveolens Pers.Balsamita vulgaris Willd.Chamaemelum balsamita (L.) E.H.L.KrauseChrysanthemum apetalum Steud.Chrysanthemum balsamita (L.) Baill.Chrysanthemum balsamita L., 1882Chrysanthemum balsamita f. tanacetoides (Boiss.) B.BoivinChrysanthemum balsamita subsp. majus (Desf.) Asch. & Graebn.Chrysanthemum balsamita subsp. tanacetoides Boiss.Chrysanthemum balsamita var. tanacetoides Boiss.Chrysanthemum majus (Desf.) Asch.Leucanthemum balsamita (L.) OverMatricaria apetala DC.Matricaria balsamita (L.) Desr.Pyrethrum balsamita (L.) Willd.Pyrethrum balsamita var. tanacetoides Boiss.Pyrethrum majus (Desf.) TzvelevPyrethrum tanacetum DC.Tanacetum balsamita var. balsamitaTanacetum balsamitum St.-Lag.Tanacetum ovatifolium StokesTanacetum simplicifolium Salisb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier249302-2
Use codesEU HF ME PO
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.