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Goat's Rue
Galega officinalis
Goat's Rue · Galega · Alfalfa Gallega · Arznei-Geißraute · Avanese · Bockskraut · Capraggine comune · Dərman çəpişotu · Echte Geißraute · Fleckenkraut · Galega officinal · Galéga officinal · Galéga officinal, Sainfoin d'Espagne, Rue de chèvre · Geissraute
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Spain
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Diabetes, Diaphoretic, Diuretic
Science studied: ALLANTOIN, CITRULLINE, DAUCOSTEROL, 2,3',4',5,7-PENTAHYDROXY-FLAVANONE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Galega officinalis
Common names: Goat's Rue, Galega, Alfalfa Gallega, Arznei-Geißraute, Avanese, Bockskraut, Capraggine comune, Dərman çəpişotu, Echte Geißraute, Fleckenkraut, Galega officinal, Galéga officinal, Galéga officinal, Sainfoin d'Espagne, Rue de chèvre, Geissraute
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Turkey, Spain.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Diabetes
- Diaphoretic
- Diuretic
- Lactogogue
- Spasm
- Sudorific
- Tonic
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- Vermifuge
- Galactogogue
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Turkey
- Spain
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Diabetes
- Diaphoretic
- Diuretic
- Lactogogue
- Spasm
- Sudorific
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Galactogogue
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALLANTOIN
- CITRULLINE
- DAUCOSTEROL
- 2,3',4',5,7-PENTAHYDROXY-FLAVANONE
- GALEGIN
- GALEGINE
- 4-HYDROXYGALEGINE
- HYDROXYGALEGINE
- GALUTEOLIN
- KAEMPFEROL
- MEDICAGOL
- MEDICAGOL-METHYL-ETHER
- 2,3',4,4',6-PENTAHYDROXY-DIBENZOYLMETHANE
- DEARABINOSYL-PNEUMANTHOSIDE
- QUERCETIN
- QUERCITRIN
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- 2,3-(ALPHA-HYDROXY-TRIMETHYLENE)-QUINAZOL-4-ONE
- RUTIN
- 3-O-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-BETA-D-GLUCURONOPYRANOSYL)-SOYASAPOGENOL-B
- VASICINE
- DEOXYVASICINE
- VASICINONE
- DEOXYVASICINONE
- CHROMIUM
- FLAVONOIDS
- PEGANINE
- SAPONINS
- TANNINS
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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