botanical record · discovered
Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine · Adi akvilegiya · Adi hasekiküpesi · Aguileña común · Akeleje · Almindelig akeleje · Ancolie commune · Ancolie commune, Ancolie vulgaire, Clochette · Ancolie vulgaire · Aquilegia comune · Beskenn-an-Itron-Varia · Blodau Colomennod
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, UK, Germany, US, "
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Cancer(Breast), Cancer(Stomach), Cyanogenetic
Science studied: CAPRIC-ACID, CAPRONIC-ACID, DELPHINIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE, FAT
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Ranunculaceae
Scientific name: Aquilegia vulgaris
Common names: Columbine, Adi akvilegiya, Adi hasekiküpesi, Aguileña común, Akeleje, Almindelig akeleje, Ancolie commune, Ancolie commune, Ancolie vulgaire, Clochette, Ancolie vulgaire, Aquilegia comune, Beskenn-an-Itron-Varia, Blodau Colomennod
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, UK, Germany, US, Elsewhere, ".
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Cancer(Breast)
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Cyanogenetic
- Diaphoretic
- Diuretic
- Dysmenorrhea
- Emmenagogue
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- Narcotic
- Poison
- Scurvy
- Sudorific
- Fatality
- Hysteria
- Resolvent
- Somnolency
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- UK
- Germany
- US
- Elsewhere
- "
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Cancer(Breast)
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Cyanogenetic
- Diaphoretic
- Diuretic
- Dysmenorrhea
- Emmenagogue
- Narcotic
- Poison
- Scurvy
- Sudorific
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- Fatality
- Hysteria
- Resolvent
- Somnolency
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CAPRIC-ACID
- CAPRONIC-ACID
- DELPHINIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE
- FAT
- HCN
- LIPASE
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- NITRILE-GLYCOSIDE
- TRANS-5,CIS-9,CIS-12-OCTDECATRIENOIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PALMITOLEIC-ACID
- PROTEIN
- AQUILEGNINE
- CAPRYLIC-ACID
- LAURIC-ACID
- MAGNOFLORINE
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- OLEIC-ACID
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- STEARIC-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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