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Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Boneset · Chapman's Thoroughwort · Chapman's thoroughwort · Common Boneset · Common boneset · Ogaakananiibiish · Thoroughwax · Thoroughwort · boneset · common boneset · durchwachsener Wasserdost · eupatoire perfoliée · herbe à souder
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US(Amerindian), US(Appalachia), US, Italian, US(Slaves), Dutch, China, German
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anodyne, Cathartic, Chest, Cold
Science studied: DENDROIDINIC-ACID, 11,13ALPHA-DIHYDROEUPERFOLIDE, EUFOLIATORIN, EUPAFOLIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Asteraceae
Scientific name: Eupatorium perfoliatum
Common names: Boneset, Chapman's Thoroughwort, Chapman's thoroughwort, Common Boneset, Common boneset, Ogaakananiibiish, Thoroughwax, Thoroughwort, boneset, common boneset, durchwachsener Wasserdost, eupatoire perfoliée, herbe à souder
History
The source record documents this plant in US(Amerindian), Elsewhere, US(Appalachia), US, Italian, US(Slaves), Dutch, China and 2 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anodyne
- Cathartic
- Chest
- Cold
- Cough
- Dengue
- Diaphoretic
- Emetic
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- Expectorant
- Fever
- Fracture
- Hemostat
- Laxative
- Malaria
- Nervine
- Steam-Bath
- Stimulant
- Sudorific
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Ague
- Medicine
- Stomachic
- Tea
- Tumor
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US(Amerindian)
- Elsewhere
- US(Appalachia)
- US
- Italian
- US(Slaves)
- Dutch
- China
- German
- French
Documented cultural uses
- Anodyne
- Cathartic
- Chest
- Cold
- Cough
- Dengue
- Diaphoretic
- Emetic
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Fracture
- Hemostat
show 13 more documented entries
- Laxative
- Malaria
- Nervine
- Steam-Bath
- Stimulant
- Sudorific
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Ague
- Medicine
- Stomachic
- Tea
- Tumor
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- DENDROIDINIC-ACID
- 11,13ALPHA-DIHYDROEUPERFOLIDE
- EUFOLIATORIN
- EUPAFOLIN
- EUPERFOLIDE
- GALLIC-ACID
- HEBENOLIDE
- HELENALIN
- HYPEROSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL
- 4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONOXYLAN
- QUERCETIN
- RESIN
- TANNIC-ACID
- URS-20-EN-3BETA-OL
- 8BETA-ANGELOYLOXYEUPATUNDIN
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- EUFOLIATIN
- EUPATORIN
- EUPERFOLITIN
- ASTRAGALIN
- EUCANNABINOLIDE
- EUPERFOLIN
- GUM
- 7-HYDROXY-7-HYDRO-6-DEHYDRO-3,4(Z)-ALPHA-FARNESENE
- RUTIN
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CALCIUM
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- FAT
- INULIN
- IRON
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- NIACIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SODIUM
- THIAMINE
- WATER
- ZINC
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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