Corn Cockle

At a glance

Origin / distribution: UK, Turkey, French, German, ", Argentina, English, Italian

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cancer, Diuretic, Dropsy, Poison

Science studied: ALLANTOIC-ACID, ALLANTOIN, CITRULLIN, FAT

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Scientific name: Agrostemma githago

Common names: Corn Cockle, Cockle, Corn-Campion, Corn-Pink, Almindelig Klinte, Beltxata, Bolderik, Bulwg Rhufain, Bulwg yr Ŷd, Buğdaykaramuğu, Common corncockle, Corncockle, Dirvinė raugė, Gewöhnliche Kornrade, Gith, Gittaione, Gittaione comune, Harilik äiakas

POWO: 150316-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in UK, Turkey, French, German, ", Argentina, English, Italian and 2 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Cancer
• Diuretic
• Dropsy
• Poison
• Vermifuge
• Expectorant
• Emmenagogue
• Jaundice

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• UK
• Turkey
• French
• German
• "
• Argentina
• English
• Italian
• Dutch
• Europe

Documented cultural uses

• Cancer
• Diuretic
• Dropsy
• Poison
• Vermifuge
• Expectorant
• Emmenagogue
• Jaundice

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Cancer · UK · "
• Diuretic · Turkey · "
• Dropsy · French · "
• Poison · German · "
• Poison · " · "
• Vermifuge · Argentina · "
• Expectorant · English · "
• Emmenagogue · Italian · "
• Jaundice · Dutch · "
• Poison · Europe · "

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

• Reference Gene Stability in <i>Agrostemma githago</i> Using Quantitative Real-Time PCR. · 2026 source ↗
• A Water Solution from the Seeds, Seedlings and Young Plants of the Corn Cockle (<i>Agrostemma githago</i>) Showed Plant-Growth Regulator Efficiency. · 2025 source ↗
• The genome sequence of the corn cockle, Agrostemma githago L., 1753 (Caryophyllaceae) · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALLANTOIC-ACID
• ALLANTOIN
• CITRULLIN
• FAT
• GITHAGENIN
• GITHAGIN
• GITHAGOSIDE
• SAPOTOXIN
• AGROSTEMMIC-ACID
• 2,4-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYL-PHENYLALANINE
• PROTEIN
• GYPSOGENIN
• ORCYLALANINE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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