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Bunium bulbocastanum

Bunium bulbocastanum L.

Also indexed asGreat pignutEarthnutAardkastanjeAhojäkkäräAkutarBlack-carawayBulbocastano comuneBulbocastaña
FamilyApiaceae
GenusBunium
Use categories2
Linked notes0

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
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusBunium
Scientific name with authorshipBunium bulbocastanum L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Aegopodium bulbocastanum (L.) MichotApium bulbocastanum (L.) Caruel, 1889Bulbocastanum linnaei SchurBulbocastanum linnaei var. gouanii Rouy & E.G.CamusBulbocastanum linnaei var. nanum (Cariot & St.-Lag.) Rouy & E.G.CamusBunium agrarium AlbertBunium aphyllum JanBunium aphyllum Jan ex DC.Bunium bulbocastanum f. baldense (Rigo) Thell.Bunium bulbocastanum var. aphyllum (Jan ex DC.) Fiori & Paol.Bunium bulbocastanum var. baldense RigoBunium bulbocastanum var. baldense Rigo ex HuterBunium bulbocastanum var. genuinum BurnatBunium bulbocastanum var. nanum St.-Lag.Bunium bulbosum DulacBunium collinum AlbertBunium fontanesii var. aphyllum NègreBunium linnaei SchurBunium majus Vill.Bunium minus GouanCarum bulbocastanum (L.) W.D.J.KochCarvi bulbocastanum (L.) BubaniCarvii bulbocastanum (L.) BubaniLigusticum bulbocastanum (L.) CrantzPimpinella bulbocastanum (L.) Jess.Pimpinella bulbocastanum (L.) StokesScandix bulbocastanum (L.) MoenchSelinum bulbocastanum (L.) E.H.L.KrauseSium bulbocastanum (L.) Spreng.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food

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 identifier838875-1
Use codesHF ME
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.