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Balkan Sideritis
Sideritis scardica
Balkan Sideritis · Bjerg-Te · Greek Mountain Tea · Greek mountain-tea · Griechischer Bergtee · Ironwort · Mountain Tea · Mursalski Tea · Pirinski Tea · Shepherd's Tea · Skadarska očist · Tsai tou vounou · mountain-tea · ránhoj šarský · shepard's-tea · Šarplaninski čaj · Τσάι του Ολύμπου · Τσάι του βουνού · Железница скардская · Пирински чай · Планински чај
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ANETHOLE, BENZYL-BENZOATE, BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE, CINEOLE
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: Sideritis scardica
Common names: Balkan Sideritis, Bjerg-Te, Greek Mountain Tea, Greek mountain-tea, Griechischer Bergtee, Ironwort, Mountain Tea, Mursalski Tea, Pirinski Tea, Shepherd's Tea, Skadarska očist, Tsai tou vounou, mountain-tea, ránhoj šarský, shepard's-tea, Šarplaninski čaj, Τσάι του Ολύμπου, Τσάι του βουνού, Железница скардская, Пирински чай, Планински чај
POWO: 459087-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
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
- <i>Sideritis scardica</i> Griseb. Essential Oil as Potential Antimicrobial Agents-A Study of Their Composition and Activity. · 2026 source ↗
- Lipoxygenase Inhibitory Activity and Prostate Cancer Cytotoxicity of In Situ- and In Vitro-Cultivated Balkan Endemic <i>Sideritis scardica</i> Griseb. · 2025 source ↗
- Polyphenol Profile and Biological Activity of the Extracts from <i>Sideritis scardica</i> Griseb. (Lamiaceae) Herb. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ANETHOLE
- BENZYL-BENZOATE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- CINEOLE
- COPAENE
- 9-EICOSINE
- EO
- BETA-FARNESENE
- FARNESOL
- GERANIOL
- HUMULENE
- BETA-IONONE
- TRANS-MENTHONE
- MENTHYL-ACETATE
- NEROL
- NEROLIDOL
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- PATCHOULENE
- PATCHOULI-ALCOHOL
- PENTYLCYCLOPROPANE
- ALPHA-PINENE-3-OL
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- THUJOPSENE
- YLANGENE
- THYMOL
- 1-NONEN-3-OL
- CAMPHOR
- CARVONE
- MENTHOL
- THUJONE
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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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