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Scotch Broom
Cytisus scoparius
Scotch Broom · Almindelig gyvel · Banadl · Banadl Cyffredin · Banadl gorweddol · Banadlen · Banhadlen · Banhalen · Banhallen · Besen-Ginster · Besenginster · Brem · Brem (plant)
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US, China, Turkey, Europe
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Arrhythmia, Cardiotonic, Cough
Science studied: ESCULETIN, CHRYSANTHEMEXANTHIN, CYTISINE, L-DOPA
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Cytisus scoparius
Common names: Scotch Broom, Almindelig gyvel, Banadl, Banadl Cyffredin, Banadl gorweddol, Banadlen, Banhadlen, Banhalen, Banhallen, Besen-Ginster, Besenginster, Brem, Brem (plant)
POWO: 489963-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in US, Elsewhere, China, Turkey, Europe.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abortifacient
- Arrhythmia
- Cardiotonic
- Cough
- Diuretic
- Emetic
- Palpitation
- Poison
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- Purgative
- Sedative
- Smallpox
- Tachycardia
- Tea
- Tumor
- Bruise
- Cold
- Dropsy
- Vasoconstrictor
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US
- Elsewhere
- China
- Turkey
- Europe
Documented cultural uses
- Abortifacient
- Arrhythmia
- Cardiotonic
- Cough
- Diuretic
- Emetic
- Palpitation
- Poison
- Purgative
- Sedative
- Smallpox
- Tachycardia
show 6 more documented entries
- Tea
- Tumor
- Bruise
- Cold
- Dropsy
- Vasoconstrictor
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Abortifacient · US · "
- Arrhythmia · Elsewhere · "
- Cardiotonic · Elsewhere · "
- Cough · China · "
- Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
- Diuretic · Turkey · "
- Emetic · Elsewhere · "
- Palpitation · Elsewhere · "
- Poison · Turkey · "
- Poison · US · "
- Purgative · Turkey · "
- Sedative · Turkey · "
- Smallpox · China · "
- Tachycardia · Elsewhere · "
- Tea · China · "
- Tumor · Europe · "
- Bruise · China · "
- Cold · China · "
- Dropsy · Elsewhere · "
- Vasoconstrictor · Turkey · "
- Purgative · Elsewhere · "
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
- Volatile Organic Compound Emissions in the Invasive Legume <i>Cytisus scoparius</i>: Linking Plant Phenology, Arthropod Communities, and Environmental Factors. · 2025 source ↗
- Weather patterns determine success rates of two biocontrol agents on Cytisus scoparius in the USA · 2024 source ↗
- Fungal Pathogens on Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) and French Broom (Genista monspessulana) From Chile · 2024 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ESCULETIN
- CHRYSANTHEMEXANTHIN
- CYTISINE
- L-DOPA
- EPININE
- FAT
- FURFUROL
- GENISTEINE
- GIBBERELLIN-A-35
- HYDOXYLUPANINE
- HYDOXYTYRAMINE
- HYPEROSIDE
- ISOSPARTEINE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LUTEOLIN
- LUTEOLIN-4'-GLYCOSIDE
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- ORIENTIN
- OXYTYRAMINE
- PROTEIN
- QUERCETIN
- SAROTHAMNINE
- SCOPARIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- TARAXANTHIN
- TYRAMINE
- L(+)-TYROSINE
- XANTHOPHYLL-EPOXIDE
- TANNIN
- VITEXIN
- DOPAMINE
- FLAVOXANTHIN
- 8-GLYCOSYL-5,7,4'-TRIHYDROXY-3'METHOXYFLAVONE
- LUPANINE
- METHYLOXYTYRAMINE
- QUERCETIN-GLYCOSIDE
- XANTHOPHYLL
- GENISTEIN
- GENISTEIN-7,4'-DI-O-APIOSYLGLUCOSIDE
- GENISTEIN-7-0-GLUCOSIDE
- ASH
- SPARTEINE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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 ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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