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botanical illustration of Columbine, Aquilegia vulgaris

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
show 4 more documented entries
  • 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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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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