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Hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinth · Almindelig Hyacint · Bahçe Sümbülü · Common Hyacinth · Echte Hyazinthe · Garden hyacinth · Garten-Hyazinthe · Gartenhyazinthe · Hiacynt · Hiacynt wschodni · Hiasinth · Hiasinthau · Hyacint · Hyacinthus · Hyazinthe · Hyazinthen
At a glance
Origin / distribution: "
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Poison
Science studied: BENZALDEHYDE, BENZYL-ALCOHOL, BENZYL-BENZOATE, BENZYL-SALICYLATE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Liliaceae
Scientific name: Hyacinthus orientalis
Common names: Hyacinth, Almindelig Hyacint, Bahçe Sümbülü, Common Hyacinth, Echte Hyazinthe, Garden hyacinth, Garten-Hyazinthe, Gartenhyazinthe, Hiacynt, Hiacynt wschodni, Hiasinth, Hiasinthau, Hyacint, Hyacinthus, Hyazinthe, Hyazinthen
POWO: 536789-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in ".
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Poison
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- "
Documented cultural uses
- Poison
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Poison · " · "
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
- Transcriptome profiling of Hyacinthus orientalis L. cultivars in floral pigmentation. · 2025 source ↗
- Immunomodulatory and Anticancer Activities of <i>Hyacinthus orientalis</i> L.: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study. · 2021 source ↗
- Isolation and functional diversity of Bowman-Birk type serine proteinase inhibitors from Hyacinthus orientalis. · 2021 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BENZALDEHYDE
- BENZYL-ALCOHOL
- BENZYL-BENZOATE
- BENZYL-SALICYLATE
- CINNAMALDEHYDE
- CINNAMYL-ACETATE
- CIS-CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL
- TRANS-CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL
- 1,2-DIMETHOXY-BENZENE
- DIMETHYL-ANTHRANILATE
- ETHYL-BENZOATE
- ALPHA-FARNESENE
- TRANS-ALPHA-FARNESENE
- GERANIOL
- N-HEPTANAL
- HEPTANAL-DIETHYL-ACETATE
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- N-HEPTANOL
- HEXANOL
- CIS-3-HEXENOL
- HYDROQUINONE
- HYDROQUINONE-DIMETHYL-ETHER
- INDOLE
- P-METHOXY-ACETOPHENONE
- 2-METHOXYBENZYL-ACETATE
- 2-METHOXYETHYL-ACETATE
- P-METHOXY-PHENYL-ETHYL-ACETATE
- P.METHOXYPHENYLPROPYL-ALCOHOL
- METHYL-BENZOATE
- METHYL-EUGENOL
- METHYL-O-METHOXY-BENZOATE(?)
- METHYL-N-METHYL-ANTHRANILATE
- METHYL-VERATRATE
- MYRCENE
- CIS-OCIMENE
- 1-OCTEN-3-OL
- PELARGONIDIN-3,5-GLUCOSIDE
- PHENYLETHYL-SALICYLATE
- PHENYLPROPYL-ACETATE
- PHENYLPROPYL-ALCOHOL
- 1,2,4-TRIMETHOXYBENZENE
- 6,10,14-TRIMETHYL-PENTADECAN-2-ONE
- BENZYL-ACETATE
- BENZYL-TIGLATE
- CYANIDIN-3,5-GLUCOSIDE
- EUGENOL
- SAPONIN
- TRIMETHOXYMETHYL-BENZOATE
- BENZOIC-ACID
- BENZYL-FORMATE
- CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL
- DELPHINIDIN-3,5-GLUCOSIDE
- ETHYL-SALICYLATE
- N-HEPTALDEHYDE(?)
- HEPTANOL
- CIS-3-HEXENYL-ACETATE
- LINALOL
- 2-METHOXY-METHYL-BENZOATE
- METHYL-CHAVICOL
- METHYL-SALICYLATE
- TRANS-OCIMENE
- PHENYLEHTYL-BENZOATE
- UNDECANONE
- VERATRYL-ACETATE
- EO
- PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL
- 1,4-DIMETHOXY-BENZENE
- METHYL-BENZYL-ETHER
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.
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
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