Germander

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Italian, Dutch, German, Spanish, Spain, English, US, France

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Alterative, Astringent, Carminative, Diuretic

Science studied: ROSMARINIC-ACID, ALLO-AROMADENDRENE, ARISTOLENE, BETA-BISABOLOL

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Teucrium scorodonia

Common names: Germander, Wood Germander, Baddon y Coed, Camedrio scorodonia, Chwerwlys Chwerwlys y Twyn, Chwerwlys yr Eithin, Chwerwyn y Twyn, Chwilys yr Eithin, Chwrlas yr Eithin, Derlys y Dŵr, Derlysy Goedwig, Derwen y Ddaear, Derwlys y Dŵr, Germandree des bois, Germandrée, Germandrée des bois, Germandrée scorodoine, Sauge des bois, Germandrée des bois

POWO: 460717-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Italian, Dutch, German, Spanish, Spain, English, US, France and 2 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Alterative
• Astringent
• Carminative
• Diuretic
• Fever
• Scurvy
• Sudorific
• Vulnerary

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Italian
• Dutch
• German
• Spanish
• Spain
• English
• US
• France
• French
• Portuguese

Documented cultural uses

• Alterative
• Astringent
• Carminative
• Diuretic
• Fever
• Scurvy
• Sudorific
• Vulnerary
• Wound
• Antiseptic
• Dropsy
• Emmenagogue

Cultural record detail

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

• Alterative · Italian · "
• Astringent · Dutch · "
• Carminative · German · "
• Diuretic · Spanish · "
• Diuretic · Spain · "
• Fever · English · "
• Scurvy · US · "
• Sudorific · US · "
• Vulnerary · US · "
• Wound · France · "
• Antiseptic · US · "
• Dropsy · France · "
• Emmenagogue · French · "
• Tonic · Portuguese · "

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

• Chemical and genetic differentiation of two Mediterranean subspecies of Teucrium scorodonia L. · 2011 source ↗
• Essential oil of Teucrium scorodonia L. ssp. scorodonia from Italy · 2007 source ↗
• [Chemical and animal experimental investigation of Teucrium scorodonia L]. · 1965 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ROSMARINIC-ACID
• ALLO-AROMADENDRENE
• ARISTOLENE
• BETA-BISABOLOL
• BETA-BOURBONENE
• CADALENE
• DELTA-CADINENE
• GAMMA-CADINENE
• CADINENOL
• CADIN-3-EN-9ALPHA-OL-2-ONE
• CADIN-3-EN-9BETA-OL-2-ONE
• T-CADINOL
• ALPHA-CALACORENE
• CALAMENENE
• BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
• CARYOPHYLLENE-EPOXIDE

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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