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
GenusCicuta
Scientific name with authorshipCicuta virosa L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cicuta angustifolia Kit.Cicuta angustifolia Kit. ex Schult.Cicuta baldacciana DegenCicuta baldacciana Degen ex Bald.Cicuta cellulosa GilbertCicuta cellulosa Gilib.Cicuta mackenzieana RaupCicuta nipponica Franch.Cicuta orientalis DegenCicuta orientalis Degen ex Just, 1904Cicuta pumila BehmCicuta sachalinensis Koidz.Cicuta tenuifolia SchrankCicuta virosa f. angustifolia (Kit.) RegelCicuta virosa f. angustifolia (Kit.) SchubeCicuta virosa f. intermedia (Glaab) Thell.Cicuta virosa f. latisecta (Celak.) Thell.Cicuta virosa f. latisecta (Celak.) Y.C.ChuCicuta virosa f. longiinvolucellata Y.C.ChuCicuta virosa f. submersa GlückCicuta virosa subsp. tenuifolia (Schrank) Schübl. & G.MartensCicuta virosa var. angustifolia (Kit. ex Schult.) Schltdl.Cicuta virosa var. angustifolia (Kit.) Wimm. & Grab.Cicuta virosa var. angustisecta Celak.Cicuta virosa var. intermedia GlaabCicuta virosa var. latifolia Schltdl.Cicuta virosa var. latisecta Celak.Cicuta virosa var. nipponica (Franch.) MakinoCicuta virosa var. orientalis (Degen) Bald.Cicuta virosa var. stricta K.SchultzCicuta virosa var. tenuifolia (A.Fröhl.) K.KochCicuta virosa var. tenuifolia (Schrank) RothCicutaria aquatica Lam.Cicutaria virosa (L.) DelarbreCoriandrum cicuta CrantzCoriandrum cicuta RothSelinum virosum (L.) E.H.L.KrauseSium cicuta F.H.Wigg.Sium cicuta Weber
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 identifier840414-1
Use codesME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA 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.