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Hemarthria compressa

Hemarthria compressa (L.f.) R.Br.

Also indexed asWhip Grass, Jove grassBian Sui Niu Bian CaoJove grassWhip Grasswhip grassРотбеллия сжатаяコバノウシノシッペイ扁穗牛鞭草
FamilyPoaceae
GenusHemarthria
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
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusHemarthria
Scientific name with authorshipHemarthria compressa (L.f.) R.Br.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Hemarthria coromandelina Steud.Hemarthria foliata Steud.Hemarthria glabra (Roxb.) Blatt. & McCannHemarthria laxa NeesHemarthria laxa Nees ex Steud.Hemarthria peruviana Steud.Lodicularia laxa NeesLodicularia laxa Nees ex Steud.Manisuris compressa (L.f.) KuntzeRottboellia compressa L.f.Rottboellia glabra Roxb.Rottboellia tranchellii J.F.Gmel.Saccharum tripsacoides P.Beauv.Saccharum tripsacoides P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.Sanguinella thunbergii GleichenSanguinella thunbergii Gleichen ex P.Beauv.Sanguinella tripsacoides GleichenSanguinella tripsacoides Gleichen ex P.Beauv.Tripsacum compressum (L.f.) Raspail

Documented use categories

Medicine
Animal 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 identifier404689-1
Use codesAF 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.