Rocket candytuft

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Spanish, English, French

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Bronchitis, Cardiotonic, Expectorant, Gout

Science studied: not documented

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Brassicaceae

Scientific name: Iberis amara

Common names: Rocket candytuft, Annual candytuft, Annual candytuft (EN), Berwr y Glinwst, Beryn, Beryn Chwerw, Bitter sløjfeblomst, Bitter-Schleifenblume, Bittere Scheifenblume, Bittere Schleifenblume, Bittere Schleifenblume (DE), Bittere scheefbloem, Bitterer Bauernsenf, Canadisk poppel

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Spanish, English, French.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Bronchitis
• Cardiotonic
• Expectorant
• Gout
• Homeopathy
• Rheumatism
• Scurvy
• Antirheumatic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Spanish
• English
• French

Documented cultural uses

• Bronchitis
• Cardiotonic
• Expectorant
• Gout
• Homeopathy
• Rheumatism
• Scurvy
• Antirheumatic
• Asthma
• Antiscorbutic

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

no compound records in this source record

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

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