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Jerusalem Artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
Jerusalem Artichoke · Aardpeer · Artisiog Caersalem · Artisiog Jerusalem · Artiċiok · Blaa greiney · Blodau'r-Haul Goddfog · Blodyn-yr-Haul Oddfog · Bulvinė saulėgrąža · Bumbuļu topinambūrs · Canada · Cartoful săracilor · Earth apple · Erdbirne · Girasole del Canada
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Iraq, Turkey, Spain
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Androgenic, Aphrodisiac, Diabetes, Rheumatism
Science studied: ARGININE, ASCORBIC-ACID, BETAINE, 2,7(14),9-BISABOLATRIEN-11-OL
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Asteraceae
Scientific name: Helianthus tuberosus
Common names: Jerusalem Artichoke, Aardpeer, Artisiog Caersalem, Artisiog Jerusalem, Artiċiok, Blaa greiney, Blodau'r-Haul Goddfog, Blodyn-yr-Haul Oddfog, Bulvinė saulėgrąža, Bumbuļu topinambūrs, Canada, Cartoful săracilor, Earth apple, Erdbirne, Girasole del Canada
History
The source record documents this plant in Iraq, Turkey, Spain.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Androgenic
- Aphrodisiac
- Diabetes
- Rheumatism
- Stomachic
- Tonic
- Aperient
- Cholagogue
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- Diuretic
- Spermatogenic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Iraq
- Turkey
- Spain
Documented cultural uses
- Androgenic
- Aphrodisiac
- Diabetes
- Rheumatism
- Stomachic
- Tonic
- Aperient
- Cholagogue
- Diuretic
- Spermatogenic
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
- Measurement of transfer factor – TF of radioactive elements in the fast-growing plant culture Helianthus tuberosus L (sunchoke) · 2026 source ↗
- Greener extraction of inulin from Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) tubers: Optimization, purification and biological activity. · 2026 source ↗
- Evidence from a specialist parasitic insect supports range expansion of cultivated sunchoke (Helianthus tuberosus) in the Eastern Agricultural Complex. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ARGININE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- BETAINE
- 2,7(14),9-BISABOLATRIEN-11-OL
- BORON
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CHOLINE
- CYSTINE-(HALF)
- ENT-12-ACETOXY-16-KAUREN-19-OIC-ACID
- FAT
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- GLYCINE
- HELIANTHIN
- HEMICELLULOSE
- INULENIN
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- INULIN
- IRON
- ISOLEUCINE
- KILOCALORIES
- LEVULOSE
- LYSINE
- NIACIN
- PHENOLASE
- POLYPHENOLASE
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- STARCH
- SUGAR
- VALINE
- ZINC
- THREONINE
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- CATALASE
- DILEVAN
- TYROSINE
- ALANINE
- ASH
- CALCIUM
- COPPER
- FIBER
- HELIANGINE
- INULASE
- LEUCINE
- MANGANESE
- PHOSPHATASE
- SERINE
- SYNANTHRIN
- WATER
- GLUCOSE
- HISTIDINE
- METHIONINE
- TRYPTOPHAN
- PHENYLALANINE
- IODINE
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- MAGNESIUM
- PROLINE
- SODIUM
- THIAMIN
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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