botanical record · discovered
Sabine
Juniperus sabina
Sabine · Genevrier sabine · Genevrier sabine, Sabine, Genévrier fétide · Genévrier sabine · Ginepro sabino · Kazkij Mozzevel'nik · Sabina · Sade-Wacholder · Sadebaum
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Europe, Egypt, Hungary, Spain
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Afterbirth, Cancer, Diuretic
Science studied: DELTA-CADINOL, CAPRINALDEHYDE, CARVACROL, CEDROL
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Cupressaceae
Scientific name: Juniperus sabina
Common names: Sabine, Genevrier sabine, Genevrier sabine, Sabine, Genévrier fétide, Genévrier sabine, Ginepro sabino, Kazkij Mozzevel'nik, Sabina, Sade-Wacholder, Sadebaum
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Elsewhere, Europe, Egypt, Hungary, Spain.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abortifacient
- Afterbirth
- Cancer
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Hemostat
- Metrorrhagia
- Poison
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- Polyp
- Uterotonic
- Vermifuge
- Ecbolic
- Lice
- Parasiticide
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Elsewhere
- Europe
- Egypt
- Hungary
- Spain
Documented cultural uses
- Abortifacient
- Afterbirth
- Cancer
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Hemostat
- Metrorrhagia
- Poison
- Polyp
- Uterotonic
- Vermifuge
- Ecbolic
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- Lice
- Parasiticide
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
- Comparative essential oil profiling and pathway mapping of Juniperus communis and Juniperus sabina. · 2026 source ↗
- Integrated multi-omics and functional characterization reveal that COL6-mediated flavonoid metabolism contributes to drought tolerance in Juniperus sabina. · 2026 source ↗
- Allelopathic Effects and Cytotoxic Mechanism of Juniperus sabina Essential Oil via Inhibition of Cell Division in Model Plant Species. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- DELTA-CADINOL
- CAPRINALDEHYDE
- CARVACROL
- CEDROL
- (+)-CITRONELLOL
- P-CYMOL
- EO
- ISOTHUJONE
- D-LIMONENE
- PALUSTRADIENE
- PINIPICRINE
- PODOPHYLLOTOXIN
- (+)-SABINENE
- (+)-SABINYL-ACETATE
- TANNINS
- (+)-TERPINEOL-(4)
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- TERPINOLENE
- GALLIC-ACID
- JUNIPERIC-ACID
- OPLOPENONE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- SABINIC-ACID
- SAVININE
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- ALPHA-THUJENE
- (+)-CADINENE
- DELTA-3-CARENE
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- DIACETYL
- GERANIOL
- MYRCENE
- PERILLYL-ALCOHOL
- (+)-SABINOL
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- THAPSIC-ACID
- CAMPHENE
- THUJONE
- (-)-ELEMOL
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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