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
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusCapsella
Scientific name with authorshipCapsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bursa abscissa (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa alandica (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa anglica (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa astoris WeberBursa batavorum (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa belgica (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa bremensis (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa brittonii (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa bursa-pastoris (L.) BrittonBursa bursa-pastoris ShaferBursa bursa-pastoris subsp. bifida CrépinBursa bursa-pastoris var. bifida Crép.Bursa bursa-pastoris var. heteris ShullBursa bursa-pastoris var. integrifolia Farw.Bursa bursa-pastoris var. minor Farw.Bursa bursa-pastoris var. rhomboidea ShullBursa bursa-pastoris var. simplex (Hus) ShullBursa bursa-pastoris var. tenuis ShullBursa concava (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa divaricata (Walp.) KuntzeBursa djurdjurae ShullBursa djurjurae Shull, 1929Bursa druceana (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa fracticruris BorbásBursa gallica (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa germanica (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa gracilis Gren.Bursa grandiflora KuntzeBursa grossa (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa heegeri (Solms) ShullBursa hiatula (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa integrella (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa laevigata (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa mediterranea (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa nana (Baumg.) BorbásBursa occidentalis ShullBursa occidentalis subsp. madeirae ShullBursa occidentalis var. concava ShullBursa orientalis ShullBursa origo (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa pastoris HillBursa pastoris WeberBursa pastoris Weber ex F.H.Wigg.Bursa patagonica (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa penarthae ShullBursa pergrossa (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa robusta (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa rubella DruceBursa segetum (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa sinuosa (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa sublaevigata (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa trevirorum (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa turoniensis (E.B.Almq.) DruceBursa tuscaloosae ShullBursa viguieri ShullBursa viminalis (E.B.Almq.) DruceCapsella abscissa (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella acutifolia Raf.Capsella aestivalis (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella agrestis Jord.Capsella agrestis-rubella Paill.Capsella alandica (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella algida (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella alpestris E.B.Almq.Capsella alpestris Miégev.Capsella altissima (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella amblodes Raf.Capsella angermannica (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella anglica (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella angustiloba (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella apetala OpizCapsella austriaca SennenCapsella autumnalis (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella batavorum E.B.Almq.Capsella belgica (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella bicuspis (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella bifida (Crép.) Hobk.Capsella bifida Raf.Capsella biformis (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella bottnica (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella bremensis (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella brevisiliqua (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella brittonii (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.Capsella bursa Raf.Capsella bursa-pastoris f. aestivalis E.B.Almq.Capsella bursa-pastoris f. arachnoidea HusCapsella bursa-pastoris f. attenuata HusCapsella bursa-pastoris f. coronopifolia (DC.) Jovan.-Dunj.Capsella bursa-pastoris f. coronopus E.B.Almq.Capsella bursa-pastoris f. crassior E.B.Almq.Capsella bursa-pastoris f. macrocarpa Cout.Capsella bursa-pastoris f. minima BolzonCapsella bursa-pastoris f. nana BolzonCapsella bursa-pastoris f. orbicularis HusCapsella bursa-pastoris f. pinnatifida (Schltdl.) Jovan.-Dunj.Capsella bursa-pastoris f. prionophylla E.B.Almq.Capsella bursa-pastoris f. prostrata E.B.Almq.Capsella bursa-pastoris f. rhomboidea HusCapsella bursa-pastoris f. serrata E.B.Almq.Capsella bursa-pastoris f. setchelliana Hus
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Crop wild relative
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 identifier30092589-2
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.