Sabadilla

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Spain, Guatemala, Central America, Latin America, Europe, Mexico(Maya)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cancer, Cathartic, Insecticide, Neuralgia

Science studied: ALKALOIDS, CEVADIC-ACID, CEVADINE, CEVINILIC-DELTA-LACTONE

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Liliaceae

Scientific name: Schoenocaulon officinale

Common names: Sabadilla, Gusanillo, Papaz otu, Sabadill, Sabadillgermer, bitotu, cevadilla, cévadille, meksikonsabadilla, sabadila lekárska, sabadila lékařská, sabadilla, sabadyla lekarska, Сабадилла

History

The source record documents this plant in Spain, Guatemala, Central America, Latin America, Europe, Mexico(Maya).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Cancer
• Cathartic
• Insecticide
• Neuralgia
• Poison
• Rheumatism
• Vermifuge
• Homicide

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Spain
• Guatemala
• Central America
• Latin America
• Europe
• Mexico(Maya)

Documented cultural uses

• Cancer
• Cathartic
• Insecticide
• Neuralgia
• Poison
• Rheumatism
• Vermifuge
• Homicide
• Pediculicide
• Emetic

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

• Sabadilla (Schoenocaulon officinale) as a modern green pesticide crop within a novel commercialization framework · 2026 source ↗
• Stilbene and 2-arylbenzofuran glucosides from the rhizomes of Schoenocaulon officinale. · 2002 source ↗
• Partial synthesis of 3-O-vanilloylveracevine, an insecticidal alkaloid from Schoenocaulon officinale. · 1997 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALKALOIDS
• CEVADIC-ACID
• CEVADINE
• CEVINILIC-DELTA-LACTONE
• DEHYDROCEVAGENINE
• HYDROALKAMINE-S
• NEOGERMIDINE
• OLEIC-ACID
• PALMITIC-ACID
• SABADENE
• SABADILLENES
• SABADININE
• SABATINE
• TIGLIC-ACID
• VANILLOYLCEVINE
• VANILLOYLVERACEVINE

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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