Heliotrope

At a glance

Origin / distribution: UK, Turkey, Iraq, Spain, Belgium, Europe

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cancer, Cholagogue, Emmenagogue, Fever

Science studied: ACETYLLASIOCARPINE, ECHINATINE, EUROPINE, EUROPINE-N-OXIDE

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Boraginaceae

Scientific name: Heliotropium europaeum

Common names: Heliotrope, Turnsole, Eliotropio selvatico, Europaeische Sonnenwende, European Turn-sole, European heliotrope, European turnsole, Europese heliotroop, Europäische Sonnenwende

POWO: 116833-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in UK, Turkey, Iraq, Spain, Belgium, Europe.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Cancer
• Cholagogue
• Emmenagogue
• Fever
• Wart
• Poison

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• UK
• Turkey
• Iraq
• Spain
• Belgium
• Europe

Documented cultural uses

• Cancer
• Cholagogue
• Emmenagogue
• Fever
• Wart
• Poison

Cultural record detail

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

• Cancer · UK · "
• Cholagogue · Turkey · "
• Emmenagogue · Iraq · "
• Emmenagogue · Spain · "
• Fever · Turkey · "
• Wart · Belgium · "
• Poison · Europe · "
• Emmenagogue · 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

• Mapping the Chemodiversity, Antioxidant and Enzyme Inhibitory Potential and <i>In Silico</i> Studies of <i>Heliotropium europaeum</i>. · 2025 source ↗
• Preliminary evaluation of haemostatic and wound healing potential of Heliotropium europaeum. · 2023 source ↗
• Preliminary evaluation of haemostatic and wound healing potential of Heliotropium europaeum · 2023 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ACETYLLASIOCARPINE
• ECHINATINE
• EUROPINE
• EUROPINE-N-OXIDE
• HELEURINE
• HELEURINE-N-OXIDE
• HELIOTRIDINE-N-OXIDE
• HELIOTRINE
• ISOHELIOTRINE
• OCTADECATETRAENOIC-ACID
• PROTEIN
• RETRONECINE
• SUPININE
• HELIOSUPINE
• LASIOTROPINE
• SUPINIDINE?

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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