botanical record · discovered
Common Privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Common Privet · Alfaneiro · Alfeneiro · Almindelig liguster · European Privet · European privet · Gemeiner Liguster · Gewöhnlicher Liguster · Gwewydd
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Spain, US, Nc
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Detersive, Medicine, Poison
Science studied: BEHENIC-ACID, LIGUSTRONE, MANNITOL, RESIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Oleaceae
Scientific name: Ligustrum vulgare
Common names: Common Privet, Alfaneiro, Alfeneiro, Almindelig liguster, European Privet, European privet, Gemeiner Liguster, Gewöhnlicher Liguster, Gwewydd
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Spain, Elsewhere, US, Nc.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Detersive
- Medicine
- Poison
- Vulnerary
- Tumor(Uvula)
- Laxative
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Spain
- Elsewhere
- US
- Nc
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Detersive
- Medicine
- Poison
- Vulnerary
- Tumor(Uvula)
- Laxative
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
- The genome sequence of wild privet, Ligustrum vulgare L. · 2025 source ↗
- The genome sequence of wild privet, <i>Ligustrum vulgare</i> L. · 2025 source ↗
- Comparative Analysis of Phytochemical Profiles and Selected Biological Activities of Various Morphological Parts of <i>Ligustrum vulgare</i>. · 2024 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BEHENIC-ACID
- LIGUSTRONE
- MANNITOL
- RESIN
- SYRINGIC-ACID
- SYRINGOPICRINE
- TANNIN
- MALVIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE
- SYRINGIN
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
show claim source mapping
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.
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