Botanical identity
A very bitter herb with a narrow traditional-use context and important safety limits.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusEupatorium
Scientific name with authorshipEupatorium perfoliatum L.
Curated parts indexedAerial parts
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cunigunda perfoliata (L.) LunellEupatorium chapmanii SmallEupatorium connatum Michx.Eupatorium cuneatum Engelm.Eupatorium cuneatum Engelm. ex Torr. & A.Gray, 1841Eupatorium perfoliatum f. laciniatum StebbinsEupatorium perfoliatum f. perfoliatumEupatorium perfoliatum f. purpureum BrittonEupatorium perfoliatum f. trifolium FassettEupatorium perfoliatum f. truncatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) FassettEupatorium perfoliatum var. colpophilum Fernald & GriscomEupatorium perfoliatum var. cuneatum (Engelm.) A.GrayEupatorium perfoliatum var. cuneatum Engelm.Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatumEupatorium perfoliatum var. truncatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) A.GrayEupatorium polyneuron (F.J.Herm.) WunderlinEupatorium salviaefolium Sims, 1818Eupatorium salviifolium SimsEupatorium serotinum var. polyneuron F.J.Herm.Eupatorium truncatum Muhl. ex Willd.Uncasia cuneata (Engelm. ex Torr. & A.Gray) GreeneUncasia perfoliata (L.) GreeneUncasia truncata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Greene
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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
Traditional and practical context
Traditional and practical context is preparation-specific. A documented use category is not proof of clinical effectiveness.
Evidence boundary
Evidence must be assessed by exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Confirm botanical identity, plant part, route, dose, medicines, allergies, pregnancy, breastfeeding and age before use.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier277036-2
Use codesEU ME
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.