botanical record · discovered
Rush
Juncus effusus
Rush · Brwyn Pabwyr · Brwynen Babwyr · Békaszittyó · Cannwyll Frwynen · Canwyllfrwynen · Cilaotu · Common Rush · Common rush · Flatter-Binse · Flatter-Simse · Flatterbinse
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Turkey
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antiphlogistic, Convulsion, Depurative, Discutient
Science studied: ASH, EFFUSOL, FAT, FIBER
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Juncaceae
Scientific name: Juncus effusus
Common names: Rush, Brwyn Pabwyr, Brwynen Babwyr, Békaszittyó, Cannwyll Frwynen, Canwyllfrwynen, Cilaotu, Common Rush, Common rush, Flatter-Binse, Flatter-Simse, Flatterbinse
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Elsewhere, Turkey.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antiphlogistic
- Convulsion
- Depurative
- Discutient
- Diuretic
- Fear
- Fistula
- Insomnia
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- Lenitive
- Lithontriptic
- Nervine
- Pectoral
- Sedative
- Sore
- Strangury
- Dysuria
- Jaundice
- Litholytic
- Stone
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Elsewhere
- Turkey
Documented cultural uses
- Antiphlogistic
- Convulsion
- Depurative
- Discutient
- Diuretic
- Fear
- Fistula
- Insomnia
- Lenitive
- Lithontriptic
- Nervine
- Pectoral
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- Sedative
- Sore
- Strangury
- Dysuria
- Jaundice
- Litholytic
- Stone
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASH
- EFFUSOL
- FAT
- FIBER
- LUTEOLIN
- MANGANESE
- METHYL-PENTOSANS
- PROTEIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- BETA-SITOSTERYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- ZINC
- CALCIUM
- IRON
- LUTEOLIN-GLUCOSIDE
- PENTOSANS
- XYLAN
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- ARSENIC
- JUNCUSOL
- CELLULOSE
- GLUCOSE
- POTASSIUM
- SODIUM
- 7,8-DIHYDROXYCOUMARIN
- COPPER
- AMIDE
- CARBOHYDRATES
- MERCURY
- MAGNESIUM
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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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