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Burning Bush
Euonymus atropurpureus
Burning Bush · Wahoo · Eastern wahoo · Purpur-Spindelstrauch · bitter-ash · burning-bush euonymus · burningbush · eastern burning-bush · eastern burningbush · eastern wahoo · fusain de l'Est · fusain pourpre · wahoo
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US(Amerindian), India, US(Appalachia), US, Europe
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anodyne, Bilious, Cathartic, Collyrium
Science studied: ATROPUROL, CITRIC-ACID, CITRULLOL, EUONYMOL
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Celastraceae
Scientific name: Euonymus atropurpureus
Common names: Burning Bush, Wahoo, Eastern wahoo, Purpur-Spindelstrauch, bitter-ash, burning-bush euonymus, burningbush, eastern burning-bush, eastern burningbush, eastern wahoo, fusain de l'Est, fusain pourpre, wahoo
History
The source record documents this plant in US(Amerindian), India, US(Appalachia), US, Europe, Elsewhere.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anodyne
- Bilious
- Cathartic
- Collyrium
- Constipation
- Dyspepsia
- Fever
- Hepatitis
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- Laxative
- Liver
- Pediculicide
- Poultice
- Sore
- Stimulant
- Syphilis(Secondary)
- Medicine
- Uterus
- Poison
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US(Amerindian)
- India
- US(Appalachia)
- US
- Europe
- Elsewhere
Documented cultural uses
- Anodyne
- Bilious
- Cathartic
- Collyrium
- Constipation
- Dyspepsia
- Fever
- Hepatitis
- Laxative
- Liver
- Pediculicide
- Poultice
show 6 more documented entries
- Sore
- Stimulant
- Syphilis(Secondary)
- Medicine
- Uterus
- Poison
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ATROPUROL
- CITRIC-ACID
- CITRULLOL
- EUONYMOL
- EUONYSTEROL
- HOMOEUONYSTEROL
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- TANNIN
- TARTARIC-ACID
- ASPARAGINE
- CEROTIC-ACID
- EUONIC-ACID
- FURAN-BETA-CARBONIC-ACID
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- ATROPURPURIN
- DULCITOL
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- GALACTITOL
- MALIC-ACID
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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