botanical record · discovered
Black Horehound
Ballota nigra
Black Horehound · Anwydlys · Ballote · Ballote noire · Ballote noire, Marrube noir · Banadlen Ddu · Black horehound · Cimiciotta comune · Danhadlen Ddu · Drewsawr · Echte en Stinkende ballote · Fekete peszterce · Gewöhnliche Schwarznessel · Gottvergess
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Europe, Turkey, Iraq, Spain
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Condyloma, Depurative, Detersive, Diuretic
Science studied: 7-ACETOXYMARRUBIIN, BALLOTENOL, BALLOTINONE, COPAENE
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: Ballota nigra
Common names: Black Horehound, Anwydlys, Ballote, Ballote noire, Ballote noire, Marrube noir, Banadlen Ddu, Black horehound, Cimiciotta comune, Danhadlen Ddu, Drewsawr, Echte en Stinkende ballote, Fekete peszterce, Gewöhnliche Schwarznessel, Gottvergess
History
The source record documents this plant in Europe, Turkey, Iraq, Spain, Elsewhere.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Condyloma
- Depurative
- Detersive
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Hysteria
- Nervine
- Resolvent
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- Sedative
- Spasm
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Uterotonic
- Vermifuge
- Tincture
- Adulterant
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Europe
- Turkey
- Iraq
- Spain
- Elsewhere
Documented cultural uses
- Condyloma
- Depurative
- Detersive
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Hysteria
- Nervine
- Resolvent
- Sedative
- Spasm
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
show 4 more documented entries
- Uterotonic
- Vermifuge
- Tincture
- Adulterant
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
- The genome sequence of black horehound, Ballota nigra L. subsp. foetida (Lam.) Hayek (Lamiaceae) · 2023 source ↗
- The genome sequence of black horehound, <i>Ballota nigra</i> L. subsp. <i>foetida</i> (Lam.) Hayek (Lamiaceae). · 2023 source ↗
- Volatile Constituents Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Two Subspecies Ballota nigra L. From Iran · 2020 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 7-ACETOXYMARRUBIIN
- BALLOTENOL
- BALLOTINONE
- COPAENE
- GERMACRENE-D
- MARRUBIIN
- 1-OCTEN-3-OL
- BETA-PINENE
- SABINENE
- BALLONIGRIN
- DELTA-CADINENE
- EO
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- PRELEOSIBIRIN
- CARYOPHYLLENE
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- LINALOOL
- 7-ALPHA-ACETOXYMARRUBIIN
- 7-GLUCOSIDE
- ALYSSONOSIDE
- ANGOROSIDE-A
- APIGENIN
- ARENARIOSIDE
- BALLONIGRINE
- BALLOTETROSIDE
- FORSYTHOSIDE-B
- LAVANDULIFOLIOSIDE
- VICENIN-2
- TAGERETIN
- 13-HYDROXYBALLONIGRINOLIDE
- VERBASCOSIDE
- (+)-(E)-CAFFEOYL-L-MALIC-ACID
- CAFFEOYL-MALIC-ACID
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- CHOLINE
- FERULIC-ACID
- GALLIC-ACID
- RAFFINOSE
- STACHYOSE
- SUCROSE
- TANNIN
- VERBASCOSE
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
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