Daffodil

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Japan, India, Europe, Jerusalem

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abscess, Abscess(Breast), Boil, Breast

Science studied: ALKALOIDS, BENZALDEHYDE, BENZOIC-ACID, BENZYL-ALCOHOL

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Liliaceae

Scientific name: Narcissus tazetta

Common names: Daffodil, Bunch-Flowere Daffodil, Bunch-flowered Daffodil, Cenhinen-Bedr Glystyrog, Cennin-Pedr Clystyrog, Chinese sacred-lily, Cream narcissus, Gylfinog Pwysi, Narcisse tazette, Narcisses à bouquet jaune, Narcisse à bouquet, Narcisses à bouquet jaune, bunchflower daffodil, bunchflower narcissi, cream narcissus, daffodil

POWO: 66240-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Japan, India, Elsewhere, Europe, Jerusalem.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abscess
• Abscess(Breast)
• Boil
• Breast
• Cancer
• Cosmetic
• Demulcent
• Diuretic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Japan
• India
• Elsewhere
• Europe
• Jerusalem

Documented cultural uses

• Abscess
• Abscess(Breast)
• Boil
• Breast
• Cancer
• Cosmetic
• Demulcent
• Diuretic
• Edema
• Emetic
• Fish-Bones
• Gynecopathy

Cultural record detail

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

• Abscess · China · "
• Abscess(Breast) · China · "
• Boil · China · "
• Cancer · China · "
• Cosmetic · China · "
• Demulcent · China · "
• Diuretic · India · "
• Emetic · India · "
• Fish-Bones · China · "
• Gynecopathy · China · "
• Hair · China · "
• Mastitis · China · "
• Poison · China · "
• Poison · Elsewhere · "
• Poultice · China · "
• Purgative · India · "
• Sclerosis(Uterus) · Europe · "
• Swelling · China · "
• Tumor · China · "
• Tumor(Ear) · Jerusalem · "
• Analgesic · China · "
• Antiphlogistic · China · "
• Cancer(Breast) · China · "

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

• Correction: Transcriptomic insights into the molecular regulatory mechanism of staminody in Chinese narcissus (Narcissus tazetta subsp. chinensis) · 2026 source ↗
• Transcriptomic insights into the molecular regulatory mechanism of staminody in Chinese narcissus (<i>Narcissus tazetta</i> subsp. <i>chinensis</i>). · 2026 source ↗
• Influence of different bulb size and planting time on growth, morphology, and flower quality of Narcissus tazetta under greenhouse conditions. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALKALOIDS
• BENZALDEHYDE
• BENZOIC-ACID
• BENZYL-ALCOHOL
• CINEOLE
• CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL
• EPIGALANTHAMINE
• EUGENOL
• GALANTHAMINE
• HEPTYL-ALCOHOL
• HIPPEASTRINE
• 6BETA-HYDROXY-3-O-METHYL-EPIMARITIDINE
• INDOL
• LINALOL
• LYCORANOLIDINE
• LYCORANOLINE

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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