Cornflower

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, Iraq, Spain

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Astringent, Collyrium, Diuretic, Emmenagogue

Science studied: ALUMINUM, APIGENIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE, CICHORIIN, CNICIN

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: Centaurea cyanus

Common names: Cornflower, Bachelor's Button, Akurprýði, Albăstrea, Bachelor's Button (EN), Batchelor's-Button, Blaa arroo, Blavet, Bleuet, Bleuet des champs, Bluebottle, Garden cornflower, Búzavirág, Cejano, Centáurea, Chaber bławatek, Chrpa polní, Echte Kornblume (DE); Cornflower, Fiordaliso

POWO: 190310-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Turkey, Iraq, Spain.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Astringent
• Collyrium
• Diuretic
• Emmenagogue
• Eye
• Fever
• Stimulant
• Tonic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Turkey
• Iraq
• Spain

Documented cultural uses

• Astringent
• Collyrium
• Diuretic
• Emmenagogue
• Eye
• Fever
• Stimulant
• Tonic
• Pectoral

Cultural record detail

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

• Astringent · Elsewhere · "
• Astringent · Turkey · "
• Collyrium · Turkey · "
• Diuretic · Turkey · "
• Emmenagogue · Iraq · "
• Emmenagogue · Turkey · "
• Eye · Elsewhere · "
• Fever · Spain · "
• Fever · Turkey · "
• Stimulant · Elsewhere · "
• Stimulant · Turkey · "
• Tonic · Elsewhere · "
• Emmenagogue · Elsewhere · "
• Pectoral · Turkey · "
• Tonic · Turkey · "
• Diuretic · Iraq · "

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 Phenolic Composition of <i>Centaurea cyanus</i> L. Flower Extracts: Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Fibroblast Biocompatibility of a Phenolic-Rich Ethanolic Extract. · 2026 source ↗
• Biological flora of Central Europe: Centaurea cyanus L. · 2025 source ↗
• Insights Into Sequences of Viral and Bacterial Origin in the Metatranscriptome of Centaurea cyanus L. Susceptible and Resistant to Acetolactate Synthase (ALS)-Inhibiting Herbicides. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALUMINUM
• APIGENIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE
• CICHORIIN
• CNICIN
• CYANIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE
• CYANOCENTAURIN
• FRAGARIN
• MUCILAGE
• PROTEIN
• PROTOCYANIN
• QUERCIMERITRIN
• TRIDECA-3,5,7,9-TETRAIN-1,11-DIEN
• WAX
• ACETIC-ACID
• APIIN
• CYANIN

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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