Longleaf Pine

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US, US(Appalachia), India, Japan*, AU, BR, TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antiseptic, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Carminative

Science studied: ABIETIC-ACID, P-CYMENE, DIPENTENE, EO

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Pinaceae

Scientific name: Pinus palustris

Common names: Longleaf Pine, Bagnowa chójca, Bahnowa chójna, Choyyihissi hobaski, Florida Pine, Georgia Pine, Harzkiefer, Moerasden, Pelkinė pušis, Pikaokkaline mänd, Pin Rouge, Pin des marais, Sumpf-Kiefer, Sumpfkiefer, Sumpfuru, borovica močiarna

POWO: 263186-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in US, US(Appalachia), India, Japan*, Elsewhere, AU, BR, TW.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Antiseptic
• Arthritis
• Bronchitis
• Carminative
• Cystitis
• Diuretic
• Emmenagogue
• Expectorant

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US
• US(Appalachia)
• India
• Japan*
• Elsewhere
• AU
• BR
• TW

Documented cultural uses

• Antiseptic
• Arthritis
• Bronchitis
• Carminative
• Cystitis
• Diuretic
• Emmenagogue
• Expectorant
• Gonorrhea
• Inhalant
• Laxative
• Medicine

Cultural record detail

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

• Antiseptic · US · "
• Arthritis · US · "
• Bronchitis · US · "
• Carminative · US · "
• Cystitis · US · "
• Diuretic · US · "
• Emmenagogue · US · "
• Expectorant · US · "
• Gonorrhea · US · "
• Inhalant · US · "
• Laxative · US · "
• Medicine · US(Appalachia) · "
• Rubefacient · US · "
• Skin · US · "
• Taenifuge · US · "
• Tuberculosis · US · "
• Tumor · US · "
• Tumor(Abdomen) · India · "
• Skin stimulant · Japan* · "
• Vermifuge · US · "
• Colic · US · "
• Dandruff · Elsewhere · "
• Diarrhea · US · "
• Hemostat · US · "

6 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

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 Spatial Prioritization Approach for Identifying Future Conservation Reserve Program Opportunities to Enhance Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Ecosystem Connectivity. · 2026 source ↗
• It's Been a Hard Day's Night: Diel Beetle (Coleoptera) Activity in a Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris Mill.; Pinaceae) Woodland · 2026 source ↗
• The University of West Florida campus ecosystem study: effects of a persistent canopy opening on regeneration of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.). · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ABIETIC-ACID
• P-CYMENE
• DIPENTENE
• EO
• ISOPIMARIC-ACID
• LAEVOPIMARIC-ACID
• BETA-MYRCENE
• PALUSTRIC-ACID
• BETA-PHELLANDRENE
• BETA-PINENE
• PIMARIC-ACID
• SITOSTEROL
• 3-CARENE
• DEHYDROABIETIC-ACID
• ISODEXTROPIMARINAL
• NEOABIETIC-ACID

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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