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Eyebright
Euphrasia officinalis
Eyebright · Beklierde ogentroost · Casse lunette · Casse-lunettes · Echter Augentrost · Effros · Eufrasia officinale · Eufràsia · Euphraise de Rostkov · Euphraise officinale · Euphraise officinale, Casse-lunettes, Petite euphraise · Eyebright [Euphrasia officinalis] · Gemeiner Augentrost · Gewöhnlicher Augentrost · Kalk-øjentrøst · Læge-øjentrøst · Orvosi szemvidító
At a glance
Origin / distribution: India, Spain, Turkey, Europe
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Conjunctivitis, Jaundice, Ophthalmia
Science studied: ALUMINUM, ASCORBIC-ACID, CARBOHYDRATES, BETA-CAROTENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Scientific name: Euphrasia officinalis
Common names: Eyebright, Beklierde ogentroost, Casse lunette, Casse-lunettes, Echter Augentrost, Effros, Eufrasia officinale, Eufràsia, Euphraise de Rostkov, Euphraise officinale, Euphraise officinale, Casse-lunettes, Petite euphraise, Eyebright [Euphrasia officinalis], Gemeiner Augentrost, Gewöhnlicher Augentrost, Kalk-øjentrøst, Læge-øjentrøst, Orvosi szemvidító
POWO: 802732-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in India, Spain, Turkey, Europe.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Conjunctivitis
- Jaundice
- Ophthalmia
- Tonic
- Cancer
- Laxative
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- India
- Spain
- Turkey
- Europe
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Conjunctivitis
- Jaundice
- Ophthalmia
- Tonic
- Cancer
- Laxative
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Astringent · India · "
- Conjunctivitis · India · "
- Jaundice · India · "
- Ophthalmia · Spain · "
- Tonic · Turkey · "
- Tonic · India · "
- Cancer · Europe · "
- Laxative · Turkey · "
- Astringent · Turkey · "
- Ophthalmia · 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
- Novel Insights into the Antibacterial Potential of Euphrasia officinalis L. · 2025 source ↗
- Novel Insights into the Antibacterial Potential of Euphrasia officinalis L. · 2025 source ↗
- Chemical Characterization and Assessment of the Neuroprotective Potential of <i>Euphrasia officinalis</i>. · 2024 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CATALPOL
- COBALT
- FAT
- FIBER
- GENIPOSIDE
- KILOCALORIES
- LUPROSIDE
- NIACIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
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- TANNINS
- THIAMIN
- WATER
- ZINC
- CHROMIUM
- FERULIC-ACID
- MAGNESIUM
- PROTEIN
- ASH
- CALCIUM
- CHOLINE
- EO
- GALLOTANNINS
- MANGANESE
- POTASSIUM
- SODIUM
- TIN
- IRON
- APIGENIN-7-RHAMNOGALACTOSIDE
- AUCUBIN
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CHRYSOERIOL
- CHRYSOERIOL-7-RHAMNOGALACTOSIDE
- DIOSMETIN
- EUKOVOSIDE
- GALLIC-ACID
- KAEMPFEROL
- KAEMPFEROL-3-0-RUTINOSIDE
- LUTEOLIN
- LUTEOLIN-7-RHAMNOGALACTOSIDE
- QUERCETIN
- QUERCETIN-DIGLUCOSIDE
- TANNIN
- APIGENIN
- APIGENIN-GLYCOSIDE
- ARABINOSE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- CERYL-ALCOHOL
- DEHYDROCONIFERYL-ALCOHOL-4-BETA-D-GLYCOSIDE
- EUPHROSIDE
- GALACTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- IXOROSIDE
- NONACOSANE
- PHENYLCARBOXYLIC-ACIDS
- QUERCETIN-GLYCOSIDE
- RUTIN
- STIGMASTEROL
- VANILLIC-ACID
- 6-HYDROXYPHENYLPYRUVIC-ACID
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- THIAMINE
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
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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