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
GenusCirsium
Scientific name with authorshipCirsium japonicum DC.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? koreiense NakaiAlfredia japonica (Fisch. ex DC.) Miq.Carduus eriophorus Thunb.Carduus japonicus (Fisch. ex DC.) Franch.Cirsium belingshanicum Petr.Cirsium belingshanicum Petr. ex Hand.-Mazz.Cirsium bodinieri (Vaniot) H.Lév.Cirsium cerberus (Vaniot) H.Lév.Cirsium genuinum var. vulcani (Franch. & Sav.) NakaiCirsium hainanense Masam.Cirsium ibukiense NakaiCirsium japonicum f. albiflorum AkasawaCirsium japonicum f. albiflorum G.Y.Li & D.Y.OuCirsium japonicum f. fukienense (Kitam.) Kitam.Cirsium japonicum f. nakaianum (H.Lév. & Vaniot) W.LeeCirsium japonicum subsp. japonicumCirsium japonicum var. australe Kitam.Cirsium japonicum var. fukienense Kitam.Cirsium japonicum var. horridum NakaiCirsium japonicum var. ibukiense (Nakai) NakaiCirsium japonicum var. ibukiense (Nakai) Nakai ex Kitam.Cirsium japonicum var. ibukinense NakaiCirsium japonicum var. ibukinense Nakai ex Kitam.Cirsium japonicum var. intermedium (Maxim.) Matsum.Cirsium japonicum var. kiusianum (Nakai) NemotoCirsium japonicum var. littorale (Maxim.) Kitam.Cirsium japonicum var. nakaianum Kitam.Cirsium japonicum var. takaoense Kitam.Cirsium japonicum var. villosum KadotaCirsium japonicum var. vulcani NakaiCirsium japonicum var. vulkani NakaiCirsium kawakamii HayataCirsium kitagoense NakaiCirsium kiusianum NakaiCirsium laciniatum NakaiCirsium lacinulatum NakaiCirsium littorale Maxim.Cirsium maackii f. koreiense (Nakai) NakaiCirsium maackii var. horridum (Nakai) NakaiCirsium maackii var. intermedium (Maxim.) NakaiCirsium maackii var. koreiense (Nakai) NakaiCirsium maackii var. nakaianum (H.Lév. & Vaniot) NakaiCirsium maackii var. taquetii NakaiCirsium maackii var. vulcani NakaiCirsium nakaianum (H.Lév. & Vaniot) NakaiCirsium senile NakaiCirsium smithianum Petr.Cirsium taquetii (H.Lév. & Vaniot) NakaiCirsium xanthacanthum NakaiCnicus bodinieri VaniotCnicus cerberus VaniotCnicus japonicus (Fisch. ex DC.) Maxim.Cnicus japonicus subsp. japonicusCnicus japonicus var. intermedius Maxim.Cnicus japonicus var. japonicusCnicus nakaianus H.Lév. & VaniotCnicus taquetii H.Lév. & Vaniot
Documented use categories
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 identifier195527-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.