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Japanese Privet
Ligustrum japonicum
Japanese Privet · Ligustri Fructus · / · Japanese Liguster · Japanese Wax-Leaved Privette · Japanese Wax-leaved Privet · Japanese privet · Japanese wax-leaf privet · Japanse liguster · Japon Kurtbağrı · Privet japones (FR); Japanese privet (EN) · Troène du Japon · Wax-leaf privet
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Japan, China, AM, BE, BR
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Bactericide, Coffee, Tonic
Science studied: ALPHA-AMYRIN, BETA-AMYRIN, ARSENIC, BENZALDEHYDE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Oleaceae
Scientific name: Ligustrum japonicum
Common names: Japanese Privet, Ligustri Fructus, /, Japanese Liguster, Japanese Wax-Leaved Privette, Japanese Wax-leaved Privet, Japanese privet, Japanese wax-leaf privet, Japanse liguster, Japon Kurtbağrı, Privet japones (FR); Japanese privet (EN), Troène du Japon, Wax-leaf privet
POWO: 610001-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Japan, China, AM, BE, BR.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Bactericide
- Coffee
- Tonic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Japan
- China
- AM
- BE
- BR
Documented cultural uses
- Bactericide
- Coffee
- Tonic
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Bactericide · Elsewhere · "
- Coffee · Japan · "
- Tonic · China · "
- Tonic · Elsewhere · "
- Coffee · China · "
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
- Organ-Specific Diversity of Secoiridoids in <i>Ligustrum japonicum</i> Thunb. · 2026 source ↗
- Leaf spot of Ligustrum japonicum caused by Diaporthe eres newly reported in China · 2024 source ↗
- First report of anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum siamense on Ligustrum japonicum ‘Howardii’ in Anqing, China · 2022 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALPHA-AMYRIN
- BETA-AMYRIN
- ARSENIC
- BENZALDEHYDE
- BENZOIC-ACID
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- COPPER
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- O-CRESOL
- P-CRESOL
- N-DOCOSANE
- N-DOCOSANOL
- N-DOTRIACONTANE
- N-EICOSANOL
- EUGENOL
- FAT
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- FRUCTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- N-HENEICOSANE
- N-HENEICOSANOL
- N-HEPTACOSANE
- N-HEXACOSANE
- P-HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID
- 2-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-ETHYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- 4-HYDROXY-BETA-PHENYLETHYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- IRON
- KAEMPFEROL
- LIGUSTALOSIDE-B
- LIGUSTROSIDE
- LINALOL
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- ALPHA-MANNITOL
- N-NONACOSANE
- N-NONADECANOL
- N-OCTACOSANE
- N-OCTACOSANOL
- OLEANOLIC-ACID
- OLEUROPEIN
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- N-PENTACOSANE
- N-PENTACOSANOL
- PHENOL
- PHENYLACETIC-ACID
- PHILLYRIN
- D-PINORESINOL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- QUERCETIN
- REDUCING-SUGARS
- SODIUM
- STEARIC-ACID
- SYRINGENIN
- SYRINGIN
- N-TETRACOSANE
- N-TRIACONTANE
- N-TRITRIACONTANE
- UFA
- N-HEPTACOSANOL
- CIS-3-HEXEN-1-OL
- P-HYDROXY-BETA-PHENYLETHYL-ALCOHOL
- LUPEOL
- ALPHA-MANNITE
- 2-METHYL-3-BUTENE-2-OL-2-O-BETA-APIOFURANOSYL-(1...
- N-TETRACOSANOL
- N-TRICOSANOL
- ZINC
- ACETYL-OLEANOLIC-ACID
- BENZYL-ALCOHOL
- CALCIUM
- M-CRESOL
- 3,4-DIHYDROXY-BETA-PHENYLEHTYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- FERULIC-ACID
- GUAIACOL
- N-HENTRIACONTANE
- N-HEXACOSANOL
- 10-HYDROXYOLEUROPEIN
- LIGUSTALOSIDE-A
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- MANNITOL
- NONACOSANOL
- NUZHNIDE
- N-OCTADECANOL
- L-OLIVIL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL
- SFA
- D-SYRINGARESINOL-BIS-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- N-TRICOSANE
- URSOLIC-ACID
- POTASSIUM
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
show claim source mapping
- 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 ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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