botanical record · discovered
Blackberry
Rubus fruticosus
Blackberry · Brombeere · Ronce ligneuse, Ronce de Bertram, Ronce commune · amora-preta · amora-silvestre · blackberry, bramble · bramble blackberry · gewone braam · ronce commune · shrubby blackberry · søtbjørnebær · wild blackberry complex · 서양오엽딸기 · Bramble · bjørnebær-gruppa · sötbjörnbär
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Europe, Turkey, India, Italy, Sicily, Spain
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Depurative, Diarrhea, Diuretic
Science studied: BETA-AMYRIN, ARBUTIN, ASCORBIC-ACID, CHLOROGENIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Rosaceae
Scientific name: Rubus fruticosus
Common names: Blackberry, Brombeere, Ronce ligneuse, Ronce de Bertram, Ronce commune, amora-preta, amora-silvestre, blackberry, bramble, bramble blackberry, gewone braam, ronce commune, shrubby blackberry, søtbjørnebær, wild blackberry complex, 서양오엽딸기, Bramble, bjørnebær-gruppa, sötbjörnbär
History
The source record documents this plant in Europe, Turkey, India, Italy, Sicily, Spain.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Depurative
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Fever
- Intoxicant
- Liqueur
- Resolvent
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- Tea
- Tumor
- Wound
- Dysentery
- Cough
- Tonic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Europe
- Turkey
- India
- Italy
- Sicily
- Spain
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Depurative
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Fever
- Intoxicant
- Liqueur
- Resolvent
- Tea
- Tumor
- Wound
- Dysentery
show 2 more documented entries
- Cough
- Tonic
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BETA-AMYRIN
- ARBUTIN
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- FERULIC-ACID
- LACTIC-ACID
- MALIC-ACID
- OXALIC-ACID
- RUBITIC-ACID
- SITOSTEROL
- SUCCINIC-ACID
- URSOLIC-ACID
- HYDROQUINONE
- NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- STIGMASTEROL
- BORON
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- 2-HYDROXYURSOLIC-ACID
- RUBINIC-ACID
- TANNIN
- INOSITOL
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.
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
No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.
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