Lovage

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, Germany, ", UK

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Cancer(Mouth), Carminative, Cordial

Science studied: ANGELIC-ACID, APIOLE, BENZOIC-ACID, TRANS-ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Apiaceae

Scientific name: Levisticum officinale

Common names: Lovage, Ache de montagne, Ache des montagnes, Almindelig Mahonie, Apio de monte, Céleri perpétuel, Fårtunga, Garden lovage, Garten-Liebstöckel, Gullört, Herbe a Maggi, Krokhals, Krummhals, Lavas, Leuştean, Levistico

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Germany, ", UK.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abortifacient
• Cancer(Mouth)
• Carminative
• Cordial
• Diaphoretic
• Emmenagogue
• Expectorant
• Fever

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Turkey
• Germany
• "
• UK

Documented cultural uses

• Abortifacient
• Cancer(Mouth)
• Carminative
• Cordial
• Diaphoretic
• Emmenagogue
• Expectorant
• Fever
• Nervine
• Stimulant
• Stomachic
• Tonic

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

• Anti-inflammatory and Apoptotic Effects of Levisticum Officinale Koch Extracts on HT 29 and Caco-2 Human Colorectal Carcinoma Cell Lines. · 2024 source ↗
• Coumarins of Lovage Roots (<i>Levisticum officinale</i> W.D.J.Koch): LC-MS Profile, Quantification, and Stability during Postharvest Storage. · 2022 source ↗
• Treadmill running and Levisticum Officinale extract protect against LPS-induced memory deficits by modulating neurogenesis, neuroinflammation and oxidative stress. · 2022 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ANGELIC-ACID
• APIOLE
• BENZOIC-ACID
• TRANS-ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
• BUTYL-DIHYDROPHTHALIDE
• BUTYL-PHTHALIDE
• BUTYLIDENE-PHTHALIDE
• N-BUTYRIC-ACID
• GAMMA-CADINENE
• CALAMENENE
• CARVACROL
• BETA-CHAMIGRENE
• 1,8-CINEOLE
• COPAENE
• COUMARINS
• CUPARENE

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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.