Greater Burnet

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, China, Uk(Wales), Spain

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Anodyne, Apertif, Astringent, Burn

Science studied: (+)-CATECHIN, CATECHOL-TANINS, CYANIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE, 19-DEHYDROURSOLIC-ACID

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Rosaceae

Scientific name: Sanguisorba officinalis

Common names: Greater Burnet, Blóðkollur, Bwrned Mawr, Clust yr Arth, Deilen Dda, Dərman sincanotu, Gaitun sendagarri, Golcheuraid, Golcheuraid y Coed, Golchwraidd, Golchyddes, Grande pimprenelle, Great Burnet, Great burnet, Grosser Wiesenknopf, Grote pimpernel, Groß-Wiesenknopf, Großer Wiesenknopf

POWO: 741402-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Elsewhere, China, Uk(Wales), Spain.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Anodyne
• Apertif
• Astringent
• Burn
• Cordial
• Diarrhea
• Dysentery
• Enterorrhagia

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Turkey
• Elsewhere
• China
• Uk(Wales)
• Spain

Documented cultural uses

• Anodyne
• Apertif
• Astringent
• Burn
• Cordial
• Diarrhea
• Dysentery
• Enterorrhagia
• Fever
• Furunculosis
• Hematemesis
• Hematochezia

Cultural record detail

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

• Anodyne · Turkey · "
• Apertif · Turkey · "
• Astringent · Elsewhere · "
• Burn · China · "
• Cordial · Turkey · "
• Diarrhea · China · "
• Dysentery · China · "
• Enterorrhagia · China · "
• Fever · China · "
• Furunculosis · China · "
• Hematemesis · China · "
• Hematochezia · China · "
• Hemoptysis · China · "
• Hemostat · China · "
• Hemostatic · Elsewhere · "
• Inflammation · China · "
• Internulcer · China · "
• Parturition · China · "
• Stomachic · Turkey · "
• Sudorific · Turkey · "
• Tonic · Turkey · "
• Tumor(Abdomen) · Uk(Wales) · "
• Uterus · China · "
• Vulnerary · Turkey · "

7 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

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

• Therapeutic Potential of Ziyuglycosides from <i>Sanguisorba officinalis</i>: Anticancer and Immunomodulatory Properties. · 2026 source ↗
• Chemical and pharmacological interest of ziyuglycosides I-II: two triterpenoid saponins from Sanguisorba officinalis. · 2026 source ↗
• [A new eudesmane-type sesquiterpenoid from Sanguisorba officinalis]. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• (+)-CATECHIN
• CATECHOL-TANINS
• CYANIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE
• 19-DEHYDROURSOLIC-ACID
• ELLAGITANNINS
• FAT
• (+)-GALLOCATECHIN
• KAEMPFEROL
• POMOLIC-ACID
• PROTEIN
• QUERCETIN
• SANGUIIN-H-2
• SANGUIIN-H-6
• SANGUISORBIGENIN
• SANGUISORBIN
• SANGUISORBINE-A

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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