American Filbert

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US(Amerindian), US

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Panacea, Tumor, Stomatitis

Science studied: 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID, CAFFEIC-ACID, GALLIC-ACID, PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Betulaceae

Scientific name: Corylus americana

Common names: American Filbert, American Hazel, American Hazelnut, American hazelnut, Hazel, Hazelnut, hazel, hazelnut, noisetier d'Amérique, American hazel, Noisertier d’Amerique

POWO: 295439-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in US(Amerindian), US.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Panacea
• Tumor
• Stomatitis

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US(Amerindian)
• US

Documented cultural uses

• Panacea
• Tumor
• Stomatitis

Cultural record detail

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

• Panacea · US(Amerindian) · "
• Tumor · US · "
• Stomatitis · US(Amerindian) · "

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

• Evaluation of nitrogen fertilization of hybrid hazelnuts (Corylus americana × Corylus avellana) based on leaf nitrogen sufficiency thresholds · 2024 source ↗
• First rhyncaphytoptine mite (Eriophyoidea, Diptilomiopidae) parasitizing American hazelnut (Corylus americana): molecular identification, confocal microscopy, and phylogenetic position. · 2022 source ↗
• Characterization of American hazelnut (Corylus americana) accessions and Corylus americana × Corylus avellana hybrids using microsatellite markers · 2012 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
• CAFFEIC-ACID
• GALLIC-ACID
• PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
• VANILLIC-ACID

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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