American Beauty Berry

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cancer(Skin)

Science studied: BENZYL-ALCOHOL, ALPHA-CADINENE, ALPHA-CADINOL, ALPHA-CAMPHOLENAL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Callicarpa americana

Common names: American Beauty Berry, Beauty Berry, French Mulberry, American Beautyberry, American beauty-berry, American beautyberry, American beautyberry (EN); Filigrana de fruto morado, Amerikanische Schönfrucht, Amerikinė vaisuolė, Amora-americana, Callicarpe d'Amérique, Filigrana de mazorca, Filigrana morada (Cuba), French-mulberry, Haakhimbaɬka, Pięknotka amerykańska, beauty-berry, krásnoplod americký, krásnoplodka americká

POWO: 319128-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in US.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Cancer(Skin)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US

Documented cultural uses

• Cancer(Skin)

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Cancer(Skin) · US · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of <i>Callicarpa americana</i> L. Reveals the Structural Evolution and Size Differences in Lamiaceae. · 2025 source ↗
• Growth-Inhibitory Activity of a Clerodane Diterpene from <i>Callicarpa americana</i> Leaf Extracts and Its Derivatives against <i>Cutibacterium acnes</i>. · 2026 source ↗
• Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of the MADS-Box Gene Family in American Beautyberry (<i>Callicarpa americana</i>). · 2021 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BENZYL-ALCOHOL
• ALPHA-CADINENE
• ALPHA-CADINOL
• ALPHA-CAMPHOLENAL
• ALPHA-COPAENE
• ALPHA-SELINENE
• GAMMA-TERPINENE
• ALPHA-THUJENE
• TRANS-ARBUSCULONE
• BENZALDEHYDE
• BENZENE-ACETALDEHYDE
• BORNEOL
• BETA-BOURBONENE
• CADINA-1,4-DIENE
• DELTA-CADINENE
• GAMMA-CADINENE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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