botanical record · discovered
Leopard's-Bane
Arnica montana
Leopard's-Bane · Mountain Tobacco · Almindelig guldblomme · Arnica · Arnica des montagnes · Arnica des montagnes, Arnica, Herbe aux prêcheurs · Arnika · Arnika, Berg-Wohlverleih · Berg-Wohlverleih · European arnica
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Spain, Chile, Turkey, "
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cancer, Cancer(Intestine), Discutient, Diuretic
Science studied: ARBICIN, ARNICOLIDE, ARNIDIOL, ARNISTEROL
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: Arnica montana
Common names: Leopard's-Bane, Mountain Tobacco, Almindelig guldblomme, Arnica, Arnica des montagnes, Arnica des montagnes, Arnica, Herbe aux prêcheurs, Arnika, Arnika, Berg-Wohlverleih, Berg-Wohlverleih, European arnica
POWO: 30090722-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Spain, Chile, Turkey, ", Elsewhere.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cancer
- Cancer(Intestine)
- Discutient
- Diuretic
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Hemostat
- Nervine
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- Poison
- Tonic
- Vulnerary
- Anodyne
- Cardiotonic
- Irritant
- Sternutatory
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Spain
- Chile
- Turkey
- "
- Elsewhere
Documented cultural uses
- Cancer
- Cancer(Intestine)
- Discutient
- Diuretic
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Hemostat
- Nervine
- Poison
- Tonic
- Vulnerary
- Anodyne
show 3 more documented entries
- Cardiotonic
- Irritant
- Sternutatory
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Cancer · Spain · "
- Cancer(Intestine) · Chile · "
- Discutient · Turkey · "
- Diuretic · Turkey · "
- Expectorant · Turkey · "
- Fever · Turkey · "
- Hemostat · Turkey · "
- Nervine · Turkey · "
- Poison · " · "
- Tonic · Elsewhere · "
- Vulnerary · Turkey · "
- Vulnerary · Elsewhere · "
- Anodyne · Turkey · "
- Cardiotonic · Spain · "
- Irritant · Elsewhere · "
- Poison · Turkey · "
- Sternutatory · 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
- A Systematic Review of Arnica montana in Postoperative Recovery Across Surgical Specialties. · 2026 source ↗
- Do Distinct Homeopathic Potencies of Arnica montana Differentially Modulate Fibroblast Proliferation and Migration In Vitro? · 2026 source ↗
- Population genomics of Iberian Arnica montana unveils singular genetic diversity and signatures of adaptive variation · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ARBICIN
- ARNICOLIDE
- ARNIDIOL
- ARNISTEROL
- ASTRAGALIN
- BETAINE
- BETULETOL
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CATECHIN-TANNINS
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- CHOLINE
- DIEN-TETRAIN
- DIHYDROHELENALIN
- DIOXYSTEARIC-ACID
- EN-PENTAIN
- EO
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- 2-BETA-ETHOXY-6-O-ISOBUTYRYL-2,3-DIHYDROHELENALIN
- EUPAFOLIN
- FORMIC-ACID
- FRUCTOSE
- GALLIC-ACID
- HELENIEN
- HEPTADECATRIIEN-(1,7,9)-TRIIN-(11,13,15)
- INULIN
- ISOBUTYRIC-ACIDPHLORYLESTER
- 6-O-ISOBUTYRYL-TETRAHYDROHELENALIN
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- BETA-LACTUCEROL
- LAURIC-ACID
- LUTEIN
- LUTEOLIN-7-O-MONOGLUCOSIDE
- MALIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PATULETIN
- M-PHLOROL-METHYL-ETHER
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- QUERCETIN-3-GLUCO-GALACURONIDE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- SPINACETIN
- STEARIC-ACID
- TARAXASTEROL
- SUCROSE
- THYMOL
- THYMOL-HYDROQUINONE-DIMETHYL-ETHER
- TRIDECADIEN-(1,11)-TETRAIN-(3,5,7,9)
- TRIDECAEN-TETRAIN
- TRIDECADIEN-(3,5)-TRIIN-(7,9,11)-OL-(1)-ACETATE
- TRIDECATRIEN-(1,3,5)-TRIIN-(7,9,11)
- TRIDECEN-(1)-PENTAIN(3,5,7,9,11)
- XANTHOPHYLL
- XANTHOPHYLL-EPOXIDE
- HELENALIN
- 4-HYDROXY-THYMOL-DIMETHYL-ETHER
- ZEAXANTHIN
- ANGELIC-ACID
- ARNIFOLIN
- BALDRIANIC-ACID
- CARNAUBYLALCOHOL
- 8,9-DEHYDRO-4-HYDROXY-THYMOL-DIMETHYL-ETHER
- FARADIOL
- FUMARIC-ACID
- HISPIDULIN
- ISOBUTYRIC-ACID
- LACTIC-ACID
- LUTEOLIN
- MUCILAGE
- PENTAIN-ON
- REDUCING-SUGARS
- SUCCINIC-ACID
- THYMOL-METHYL-ETHER
- TRIDECAPENTAIN
- TRIMETHYLAMINE
- LACINIATIN
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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