Dame's Rocket

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Restorative, Scurvy

Science studied: BENZYL-ACETATE, BENZYL-ALCOHOL, 1,8-CINEOL, LIMONENE

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Brassicaceae

Scientific name: Hesperis matronalis

Common names: Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket, Damask-Violet, Dame's-Violet, Aftenstjerne, Artengruppe Gewöhnliche Nachtviole, Bimoshkodawaan, Croes yr Hwyr, Damask violet, Damask-violet, Damastbloem, Dame's-violet, Dames Rocket, Dames Violet, Dames rocket, Dis, Disawr, Esperide

POWO: 285087-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Aphrodisiac
• Expectorant
• Restorative
• Scurvy
• Stimulant
• Tonic
• Diuretic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Turkey

Documented cultural uses

• Aphrodisiac
• Expectorant
• Restorative
• Scurvy
• Stimulant
• Tonic
• Diuretic

Cultural record detail

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

• Aphrodisiac · Turkey · "
• Expectorant · Turkey · "
• Restorative · Turkey · "
• Scurvy · Turkey · "
• Stimulant · Turkey · "
• Tonic · Turkey · "
• Diuretic · Turkey · "

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 Dynamics of Long Terminal Repeat Proliferation in the Hesperis matronalis Genome · 2026 source ↗
• Random and non-random variation in flower colour along an urban-rural gradient in the introduced mustard Hesperis matronalis. · 2026 source ↗
• Color, size, shape: The drivers of floral variation in Hesperis matronalis (Dames Rocket) · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BENZYL-ACETATE
• BENZYL-ALCOHOL
• 1,8-CINEOL
• LIMONENE
• LINALOOL
• CIS-LINALOOL-OXIDE
• TRANS-LINALOOL-OXIDE
• MYRCENE
• CIS-BETA-OCIMENE
• TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE
• PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE
• PHENYLETHYL-ACETATE
• PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL
• ALPHA-PINENE
• BETA-PINENE
• QUINIC-ACID

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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