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Bugle
Ajuga reptans
Bugle · Bugleweed · Blue Bugle · Bugleherb · Common Bugle · Ajuga · Ajuga-rasteira · Bual · Bugle (EN) · Bugle Rampant · Bugle rampante · Bugola · Bugula
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Uk(Wales), ", Spain
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Cancer, Carminative, Deobstruent
Science studied: AJUGALACTONE, AJUGAREPTANSONE, AJUGOSIDE, ASPERULIN
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: Ajuga reptans
Common names: Bugle, Bugleweed, Blue Bugle, Bugleherb, Common Bugle, Ajuga, Ajuga-rasteira, Bual, Bugle (EN), Bugle Rampant, Bugle rampante, Bugola, Bugula
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Uk(Wales), ", Spain.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Cancer
- Carminative
- Deobstruent
- Hemostat
- Jaundice
- Narcotic
- Rheumatism
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- Spleen
- Stomachic
- Styptic
- Vulnerary
- Diuretic
- Fever
- Liver
- Lung
- Tonic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Uk(Wales)
- "
- Spain
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Cancer
- Carminative
- Deobstruent
- Hemostat
- Jaundice
- Narcotic
- Rheumatism
- Spleen
- Stomachic
- Styptic
- Vulnerary
show 5 more documented entries
- Diuretic
- Fever
- Liver
- Lung
- Tonic
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 Silico and In Vitro Studies on <em>Ajuga reptans, Geranium phaeum</em> and <em>Helianthemum nummularium</em> Polyphenolic Extracts; Studies on L929 and SC Lines · 2026 source ↗
- The essential oil chemical composition of aerial parts of two accessions of <i>Ajuga reptans</i> L., growing wild in North Macedonia. · 2026 source ↗
- <i>Ajuga reptans</i> L. Herb Extracts: Phytochemical Composition and Pharmacological Activity Screening. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- AJUGALACTONE
- AJUGAREPTANSONE
- AJUGOSIDE
- ASPERULIN
- CYANIDIN
- BETA-ECDYSONE
- HARPAGIDE
- 24-NORCYASTERONE
- 29-NORSENGOSTERONE
- POLYPODINE-B
- TANNIN
- AJUGASTERONE
- AJUGOL
- AUCUBIN
- DELPHINIDIN
- HARPAGIDE-ACETATE
show 2 more documented entries
- REPTIOSIDE
- CYASTERONE
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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