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Scopolia

Scopolia carniolica

Scopolia · European scopolia · Karniol skopoliyası · Klokbilzenkruid · Krainas dievaz · Krainer Tollkraut · Krainer Tollkraut (DE) · Kranjska bunika · Skopolaminurt · Vaistinė skopolija · dårört

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Dutch, Eurasia, German, French, English, Japan*, CA, CZ

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Diuretic, Hypnotic, Narcotic, Poison

Science studied: ESCULETIN, ATROPINE, CAFFEIC-ACID, CHLOROGENIC-ACID

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Solanaceae

Scientific name: Scopolia carniolica

Common names: Scopolia, European scopolia, Karniol skopoliyası, Klokbilzenkruid, Krainas dievaz, Krainer Tollkraut, Krainer Tollkraut (DE), Kranjska bunika, Skopolaminurt, Vaistinė skopolija, dårört

History

The source record documents this plant in Dutch, Eurasia, German, French, English, Japan*, CA, CZ.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Diuretic
  • Hypnotic
  • Narcotic
  • Poison
  • Sedative
  • Anodyne
  • Mydriatic
  • Antispasmodic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • Dutch
  • Eurasia
  • German
  • French
  • English
  • Japan*
  • CA
  • CZ

Documented cultural uses

  • Diuretic
  • Hypnotic
  • Narcotic
  • Poison
  • Sedative
  • Anodyne
  • Mydriatic
  • Antispasmodic

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

  • The sexual reproductive strategy in clonal Scopolia carniolica is based on obligatory cross-pollination and self-incompatibility. · 2026 source ↗
  • <i>Scopolia carniolica var. hladnikiana</i>: Alkaloidal Analysis and Potential Taxonomical Implications. · 2021 source ↗
  • [Familial poisoning with the root of the plant, Scopolia carniolica Jacq]. · 1988 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ESCULETIN
  • ATROPINE
  • CAFFEIC-ACID
  • CHLOROGENIC-ACID
  • HYOSCINE
  • HYOSCYAMINE
  • PSEUDOTROPINE
  • RUTIN
  • SCOPINE
  • SCOPOLETIN
  • SCOPOLINE
  • 3-ALPHA-TIGLOYLOXYTROPANE
  • TROPINE
  • ALKALOIDS
  • CUSCOHYGRINE
  • L-HYOSCYAMINE
show 3 more documented entries
  • SCOPOLAMINE
  • SOLANIDINE
  • AESCULETIN

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

Scopolia carniolica
Scopolia carniolica · Jan Eckstein

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.

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