Black Haw

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US, US(Appalachia), Turkey

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Astringent, Diuretic, Medicine

Science studied: ACETIC-ACID, ESCULETIN, BETA-AMYRIN, ARBUTIN

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Caprifoliaceae

Scientific name: Viburnum prunifolium

Common names: Black Haw, Amerikaanse sneeuwbal, Black-haw viburnum, Blackhaw, Blackhaw Viburnum, Koyasha, Sakwënakanimunshi, Szilvalevelű bangita, VIBPRU, Viorne à feuilles de prunier, black haw, blackhaw, kalina slivkolistá, kalina višňolistá, kirsikkaheisi, viburnum, ɬakaacha, Калина сливолистная, 櫻葉荚蒾

POWO: 326270-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

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

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abortifacient
• Astringent
• Diuretic
• Medicine
• Nervine
• Sedative
• Spasm
• Tonic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US
• US(Appalachia)
• Turkey
• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Abortifacient
• Astringent
• Diuretic
• Medicine
• Nervine
• Sedative
• Spasm
• Tonic
• Uterosedative
• Uterotonic
• Uteritis
• Asthma

Cultural record detail

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

• Abortifacient · US · "
• Astringent · US · "
• Diuretic · US · "
• Medicine · US(Appalachia) · "
• Nervine · Turkey · "
• Sedative · Elsewhere · "
• Spasm · Turkey · "
• Tonic · US · "
• Uterosedative · US · "
• Uterotonic · Turkey · "
• Uteritis · Elsewhere · "
• Asthma · Turkey · "
• Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
• Nervine · US · "
• Sedative · Turkey · "
• Spasm · Elsewhere · "

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 relaxant and spasmolytic effects of constituents from Viburnum prunifolium and HPLC quantification of the bioactive isolated iridoids. · 2009 source ↗
• Iridoid glucosides from Viburnum prunifolium. · 1999 source ↗
• [RESEARCH ON THE UTERINE ACTION OF VIBURNUM PRUNIFOLIUM]. · 1964 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ACETIC-ACID
• ESCULETIN
• BETA-AMYRIN
• ARBUTIN
• CAPRONIC-ACID
• CHLOROGENIC-ACID
• DEXTRIN
• HEPTACOSANE
• LINOLEIC-ACID
• OLEANOLIC-ACID
• OLEIC-ACID
• PALMITIC-ACID
• SACCHAROSE
• SCOPOLIN
• URSOLIC-ACID
• VIBURNIN

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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