Black Poplar

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, Europe, Eurasia, Hungary, Spain

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Anodyne, Bladder, Cancer, Cancer(Prostate)

Science studied: CAFFEIC-ACID-3-BETA-G-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE, CHRYSIN, GALLIC-ACID, D-ISOLARICIRESINOL-MONO-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Salicaceae

Scientific name: Populus nigra

Common names: Black Poplar, Aethnen Ddu, Arbra nèira, Black poplar, Black-poplar, Carny topoł, Crna topola, Fekete nyárfa, Juodoji tuopa, Kara kavak, Lombardy poplar, Lombardy's poplar, Makal beltz, Must pappel, Peuplier commun noir, Peuplier noir

POWO: 776790-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Turkey, Europe, Eurasia, Hungary, Spain.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Anodyne
• Bladder
• Cancer
• Cancer(Prostate)
• Cold
• Depurative
• Diuretic
• Fever

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Turkey
• Europe
• Eurasia
• Hungary
• Spain

Documented cultural uses

• Anodyne
• Bladder
• Cancer
• Cancer(Prostate)
• Cold
• Depurative
• Diuretic
• Fever
• Hair-Tonic
• Piles
• Prostatitis
• Sudorific

Cultural record detail

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

• Anodyne · Elsewhere · "
• Bladder · Turkey · "
• Cancer · Europe · "
• Cancer(Prostate) · Turkey · "
• Cold · Elsewhere · "
• Depurative · Elsewhere · "
• Diuretic · Turkey · "
• Fever · Turkey · "
• Hair-Tonic · Eurasia · "
• Piles · Elsewhere · "
• Prostatitis · Turkey · "
• Sudorific · Turkey · "
• Tumor · Hungary · "
• Vulnerary · Turkey · "
• Febrifuge · Elsewhere · "
• Piles · Spain · "
• Tonic · Turkey · "

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

• <i>Populus nigra</i> Bud Extract as a Standardized Alternative to Propolis: Evidence of Compositional Similarity-Functional Properties of an Oral Spray Containing <i>Populus nigra</i> Bud Extract. · 2026 source ↗
• Drought and Herbivory Shape Morphological and Chemical Traits in Black Poplar ( <i>Populus nigra</i> ) · 2026 source ↗
• Golden leaf formation of Populus nigra is associated with the up-regulation of Stay-Green expression. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CAFFEIC-ACID-3-BETA-G-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
• CHRYSIN
• GALLIC-ACID
• D-ISOLARICIRESINOL-MONO-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
• KAEMPFEROL-DIMETHYLETHER
• MANNITOL
• NIGRACIN
• QUERCETIN-DIMETHYL-ETHER
• SALICORTIN
• TECTOCHRYSIN
• ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
• RESIN
• MALIC-ACID
• POPULIN
• TANNIN
• GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL

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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