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Night-Blooming Cereus
Cereus grandiflorus
Night-Blooming Cereus · queen of the night
At a glance
Origin / distribution: French, Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish, US
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cardiac, Cardiotonic, Carditis, Dropsy
Science studied: CACTICIN, NARCISSIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Cactaceae
Scientific name: Cereus grandiflorus
Common names: Night-Blooming Cereus, queen of the night
History
The source record documents this plant in French, Elsewhere, Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish, US.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cardiac
- Cardiotonic
- Carditis
- Dropsy
- Nervine
- Stimulant
- Tonic
- Diuretic
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- Goiter
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- French
- Elsewhere
- Italian
- German
- Dutch
- Spanish
- US
Documented cultural uses
- Cardiac
- Cardiotonic
- Carditis
- Dropsy
- Nervine
- Stimulant
- Tonic
- Diuretic
- Goiter
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Cardiac · French · "
- Cardiotonic · Elsewhere · "
- Carditis · Elsewhere · "
- Dropsy · Elsewhere · "
- Nervine · Italian · "
- Stimulant · Elsewhere · "
- Tonic · German · "
- Diuretic · Dutch · "
- Goiter · Spanish · "
- Stimulant · US · "
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 new drug compound with Cereus grandiflorus Mill., a Mexican cactus with cardiotonic action]. · 1955 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CACTICIN
- NARCISSIN
Legality
CITES: Appendix II
II — FAMILY listing Cactaceae spp. — Except the species included in Appendix I and except Pereskia spp., Pereskiopsis spp. and Quiabentia spp. Artificially propagated specimens of the following hybrids and/or cultivars are not subject to the provisions of the Convention: Hatiora x graeseri ; Schlumbergera x buckleyi ; Schlumbergera russelliana x Schlumbergera truncata ; Schlumbergera orssichiana x Schlumbergera truncata ; Schlumbergera opuntioides x Schlumbergera truncata ; Schlumbergera truncata (cultivars); Cactaceae spp. colour mutants grafted on the following grafting stocks Harrisia 'Jusbertii', Hylocereus trigonus or Hylocereus undatus ; Opuntia microdasys (cultivars). — 05/03/2026
Jurisdictions in the listing: Argentina (AR)
This is an international trade listing, not a complete statement of country-specific law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
Species+ / CITES Checklist · Species+ / CITES checklist terms
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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