botanical record · discovered
Betony
Stachys officinalis
Betony · Wood Betony · Bishop's-Wort · Purple Betony
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Eurasia, Europe, Belgium, Spain, UK, Uk(Wales), Denmark
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Bladder, Cancer, Cough, Kidney
Science studied: ACHILLEIN, BETAINE, BETONICIN, 4-CAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID
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: Stachys officinalis
Common names: Betony, Wood Betony, Bishop's-Wort, Purple Betony
History
The source record documents this plant in Eurasia, Europe, Belgium, Spain, UK, Uk(Wales), Denmark.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Bladder
- Cancer
- Cough
- Kidney
- Sore
- Spleen
- Stomach
- Wen
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- Tea
- Tonic
- Nervine
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Eurasia
- Europe
- Belgium
- Spain
- UK
- Uk(Wales)
- Denmark
Documented cultural uses
- Bladder
- Cancer
- Cough
- Kidney
- Sore
- Spleen
- Stomach
- Wen
- Tea
- Tonic
- Nervine
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Bladder · Eurasia · "
- Cancer · Europe · "
- Cancer · Belgium · "
- Cough · Eurasia · "
- Kidney · Eurasia · "
- Sore · Spain · "
- Spleen · Eurasia · "
- Stomach · Eurasia · "
- Wen · UK · "
- Cancer · Uk(Wales) · "
- Tea · Eurasia · "
- Tonic · Denmark · "
- Nervine · Denmark · "
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
- Chemical and Antioxidant Profile of Hydroalcoholic Extracts of Stachys Officinalis L., Stachys Palustris L., Stachys Sylvatica L. from Romania. · 2023 source ↗
- Essential oil composition and antioxidant activity of Stachys officinalis subsp. algeriensis (Lamiaceae) from a wild population in Tunisia · 2018 source ↗
- Secretory structures and essential oil composition in Stachys officinalis (L.) Trevisan subsp. officinalis (Lamiaceae) from Italy. · 2016 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACHILLEIN
- BETAINE
- BETONICIN
- 4-CAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID
- HARPAGIDE
- NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- (+)-OXYSTACHYDRINE
- ROSMARINIC-ACID
- STACHYDRINE
- TURICINE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CHOLINE
- TANNIN
- ALANINE
- PHENYLALANINE
- APIGENIN
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- ARGININE
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- BETOLIDE
- ALLOBETONICOSIDE
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- CYSTEINE
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- GLYCINE
- HARPAGIDE-ACETATE
- ACETYL-HARPAGIDE
- HISTIDINE
- LEUCINE
- ISOLEUCINE
- LYSINE
- MELITTOSIDE
- METHIONINE
- 6-O-ACETYL-MIOPOROSIDE
- REPTOSIDE
- SCUTELLAREIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- THREONINE
- 7-METHOXY-TRICIN
- TYROSINE
- VALINE
- (-)-OXYSTACHYDRINE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CALCIUM
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- FAT
- IRON
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- NIACIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SODIUM
- THIAMINE
- WATER
- ZINC
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
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
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