botanical record · discovered
Salsify
Tragopogon porrifolius
Salsify · Barba capruna · Barba di Becco violetta · Barba di becco violetta · Barba-de-bode · Barba-de-cabra · Barbacabreira · Barbaja · Barballa · Barf yr Afr Geninddail · Barf yr Afr Gochlas · Barf-yr-Afr Gochlas · Basatzebuza · Butlappet Løvefod · Cama-serrada · Cersefi · Engmarikåpe · Gemüse-Haferwurz
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Spain, Canada(Amerindian), Lesotho
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Arteriosclerosis, Expectorant, Masticatory, Pectoral
Science studied: ARSENIC, ASCORBIC-ACID, CAOUTCHOUC, CARBOHYDRATES
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Asteraceae
Scientific name: Tragopogon porrifolius
Common names: Salsify, Barba capruna, Barba di Becco violetta, Barba di becco violetta, Barba-de-bode, Barba-de-cabra, Barbacabreira, Barbaja, Barballa, Barf yr Afr Geninddail, Barf yr Afr Gochlas, Barf-yr-Afr Gochlas, Basatzebuza, Butlappet Løvefod, Cama-serrada, Cersefi, Engmarikåpe, Gemüse-Haferwurz
History
The source record documents this plant in Spain, Elsewhere, Canada(Amerindian), Lesotho.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Arteriosclerosis
- Expectorant
- Masticatory
- Pectoral
- Potherb
- Deobstruent
- Diuretic
- Bilious
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Spain
- Elsewhere
- Canada(Amerindian)
- Lesotho
Documented cultural uses
- Arteriosclerosis
- Expectorant
- Masticatory
- Pectoral
- Potherb
- Deobstruent
- Diuretic
- Bilious
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ARSENIC
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- CAOUTCHOUC
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- 9,10-EPOXYSTEARIC-ACID
- FAT
- FIBER
- HYDROXYDIEN-ACID
- INULIN
- ISOORIENTIN
- ISOVITEXIN
- LUCENIN-1
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- ORIENTIN
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- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- QUERCITRIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SULFUR
- VICENIN-1
- VITEXIN
- WATER
- ALUMINUM
- CALCIUM
- CHLORINE
- GUM
- IRON
- LUTEOLIN
- NIACIN
- SODIUM
- VICENIN-2
- ZINC
- COPPER
- THIAMIN
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.
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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