Benjamin Bush

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US, US(Appalachia)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Circulation, Cold, Cough, Dysentery

Science studied: ALPHA-AMORPHENE, (E)-ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE, BICYCLOGERMACRENE, BETA-BISABOLENE

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Lauraceae

Scientific name: Lindera benzoin

Common names: Benjamin Bush, Spicebush, Wild Allspice, Fieberstrauch (Ger.), Benjamin bush, Benjamin-bush, Fieberstrauch, Northern Spicebush, Northern spicebush (EN), allspice, arbre à fièvre, arbre à épice, benjamin-bush, benjoin, benjoin odoriférant, feberbuske, laurier benzoin, laurier faux-benjoin

POWO: 140503-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

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

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Circulation
• Cold
• Cough
• Dysentery
• Sudorific
• Tea
• Tonic
• Vermifuge

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US
• US(Appalachia)

Documented cultural uses

• Circulation
• Cold
• Cough
• Dysentery
• Sudorific
• Tea
• Tonic
• Vermifuge
• Medicine

Cultural record detail

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

• Circulation · US · "
• Cold · US · "
• Cough · US · "
• Dysentery · US · "
• Sudorific · US · "
• Tea · US · "
• Tonic · US(Appalachia) · "
• Vermifuge · US · "
• Tea · US(Appalachia) · "
• Medicine · US(Appalachia) · "

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

• Phenoseasonal subcanopy light dynamics and the effects of light on the physiological ecology of a common understory shrub, Lindera benzoin. · 2017 source ↗
• Population-specific responses to light influence herbivory in the understory shrub Lindera benzoin. · 2012 source ↗
• Seed size, sexual dimorphism, and sex ratio in Lindera benzoin L. (Lauraceae)1,2 · 2013 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALPHA-AMORPHENE
• (E)-ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
• BICYCLOGERMACRENE
• BETA-BISABOLENE
• BORNEOL
• DELTA-CADINENE
• GAMMA-CADINENE
• CAMPHENE
• DELTA-CARENE
• BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
• CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
• 1,8-CINEOLE
• ALPHA-CURCUMENE
• P-CYMENE
• BETA-ELEMENE
• EO

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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