Cerraja

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US, Chinese, China, Italy, Germany, Australia, Turkey, Dominican Republic

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abdomen, Antiopiate, Ascites, Bite(Snake)

Science studied: APIGENIN-7-GLUCURONIDE, ASCORBIC-ACID, CAOUTCHOUC, CARBOHYDRATES

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: Sonchus oleraceus

Common names: Cerraja, Sow Thistle, Acerraja, Achicoria, Achicoria silvestre, Achicorias, Alborraja, Alextó, Algodoncillo, Almindelig Svinemælk, Almindelig svinemælk, Apuruku, Archak, Astaurraza, Borraja, Borraja morada, Cardencha, Cardo molar

History

The source record documents this plant in US, Chinese, Elsewhere, China, Italy, Germany, Australia, Turkey and 9 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abdomen
• Antiopiate
• Ascites
• Bite(Snake)
• Boil
• Cancer
• Cancer(Breast)
• Cancer(Stomach)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US
• Chinese
• Elsewhere
• China
• Italy
• Germany
• Australia
• Turkey
• Dominican Republic
• Haiti
• Lesotho
• Spain

Documented cultural uses

• Abdomen
• Antiopiate
• Ascites
• Bite(Snake)
• Boil
• Cancer
• Cancer(Breast)
• Cancer(Stomach)
• Carbuncle
• Cathartic
• Colic
• Dyspepsia

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

• Hydroponic modulation of Sonchus oleraceus L. leaf composition: impact of NPK balance on nutritious attributes and biological effects. · 2026 source ↗
• [Mechanisms of Platycodon grandiflorum-Sonchus oleraceus combination in alleviating pulmonary nodules in mice via inhibiting macrophage M1 polarization]. · 2026 source ↗
• Optimization of Extraction Process for Flavonoids from <i>Sonchus oleraceus</i> L. and Evaluation of Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Luteoloside. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• APIGENIN-7-GLUCURONIDE
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• CAOUTCHOUC
• CARBOHYDRATES
• FAT
• IRON
• KILOCALORIES
• LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCURONIDE
• PHOSPHORUS
• RIBOFLAVIN
• TARAXASTEROL
• THIAMIN
• CALCIUM
• LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSYLGLUCURONIDE
• ASH
• BETA-CAROTENE

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

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.