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Balsamite
Chrysanthemum balsamita
Balsamite · Costmary · balsam
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Italian, Spanish, English, German, Europe, Portuguese, French, Dutch
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Carminative, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant
Science studied: L-CAMPHOR, ISOBORNEOL, BETA-PINENE, L-CARVONE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Asteraceae
Scientific name: Chrysanthemum balsamita
Common names: Balsamite, Costmary, balsam
History
The source record documents this plant in Italian, Spanish, English, German, Europe, Portuguese, French, Dutch and 1 additional place.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Carminative
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Expectorant
- Polyp(Nose)
- Spasm
- Vermifuge
- Vulnerary
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- Cholagogue
- Pectoral
- Stomachic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Italian
- Spanish
- English
- German
- Europe
- Portuguese
- French
- Dutch
- NO
Documented cultural uses
- Carminative
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Expectorant
- Polyp(Nose)
- Spasm
- Vermifuge
- Vulnerary
- Cholagogue
- Pectoral
- Stomachic
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
- In vitro study of antioxidant activity and phenolic content of Chrysanthemum balsamita varieties. · 2016 source ↗
- Isolation, identification and activity of natural antioxidants from costmary (Chrysanthemum balsamita) cultivated in Lithuania · 2010 source ↗
- Flowerhead volatile oil composition of soilless culture-grown Chrysanthemum balsamita L. · 2009 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- L-CAMPHOR
- ISOBORNEOL
- BETA-PINENE
- L-CARVONE
- TANNIN
- ALPHA-PINENE
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- EO
- BORNEOL
- CAMPHENE
- LIMONENE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.
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