Golden Germander

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India, Iraq, Spain, Europe, CZ, FR

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Fungoid, Inflammation, Intestine, Piles

Science studied: 8-ACETYLHARPAGIDE, 19-ACETYLGNAPHALIN, 19-ACETYLTEUPOLIN, APIGENIN

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 polium

Common names: Golden Germander, Acıyavşan, Camedrio polio, Felty Germander, Germandrée Polium, Germandrée blanc-grisâtre, Germandrée polium, Germandrée tomenteuse, Germandrée tomenteuse, Kısa mahmut, Polej-Kortlæbe, Timó blanc, Timó mascle, Tüylü kısamahmut, buskgamander, hopeateurikka, hrdobarka sivá, ja'ad, ożanka popielata

POWO: 460631-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in India, Iraq, Spain, Elsewhere, Europe, CZ, FR.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Fungoid
• Inflammation
• Intestine
• Piles
• Stimulant
• Diabetes
• Tumor
• Abscess

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• India
• Iraq
• Spain
• Elsewhere
• Europe
• CZ
• FR

Documented cultural uses

• Fungoid
• Inflammation
• Intestine
• Piles
• Stimulant
• Diabetes
• Tumor
• Abscess

Cultural record detail

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

• Fungoid · India · "
• Inflammation · Iraq · "
• Intestine · Iraq · "
• Piles · Iraq · "
• Stimulant · Spain · "
• Diabetes · Elsewhere · "
• Tumor · Europe · "
• Abscess · India · "

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

• In vitro study and in silico reveal Teucrium Polium L. methanolic extract as an apoptosis inducer and a potential Bcl-2 inhibitor for breast cancer. · 2026 source ↗
• Chemical Characterization of Volatile Terpenoids in Teucrium polium L. Essential Oil Evaluated by GC-MS/FID and Its Associated Biological Properties. · 2026 source ↗
• Bioengineered zinc oxide nanoparticles derived from Teucrium polium as a multifunctional platform for anticancer activity, hemocompatibility, larval toxicity and photocatalytic remediation. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• 8-ACETYLHARPAGIDE
• 19-ACETYLGNAPHALIN
• 19-ACETYLTEUPOLIN
• APIGENIN
• ARACHIDIC-ACID
• AUROPOLIN
• BORNYL-ACETATE
• CAPRIC-ACID
• CIRSIDIOL
• CIRSILIOL
• CIRSIMARITRIN
• CYCLOPENTYLALDEHYDE-DERIVATIVE
• EO
• FRUCTOSE
• HEDERAGENIN
• ISOPICROPOLIN

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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