Small Burnet

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, UK

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Apertif, Astringent, Cancer, Hemostat

Science studied: CAFFEIC-ACID, CARBOHYDRATES, P-COUMARIC-ACID, FAT

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Rosaceae

Scientific name: Sanguisorba minor

Common names: Small Burnet, Bibinella, Garden burnet, Salad burnet, Kleiner Wiesenknopf, Petite Pimprenelle, Petite pimprenelle, Salvastrella minore, Small burnet, garden burnet, harilik mustnupp, kleine pimpernel

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey, UK.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Apertif
• Astringent
• Cancer
• Hemostat

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Turkey
• UK

Documented cultural uses

• Apertif
• Astringent
• Cancer
• Hemostat

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

• Exploring Antimicrobial Activities of Fixed Oil From Sanguisorba minor Seeds by In Vitro and In Silico Analysis. · 2026 source ↗
• Genetic diversity analysis of lesser burnet (Sanguisorba minor Scop.) genotypes collected from Erzurum Province, Türkiye Using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers · 2025 source ↗
• Corrigendum: Cardioprotective effect of Sanguisorba minor against isoprenaline-induced myocardial infarction in rats · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CAFFEIC-ACID
• CARBOHYDRATES
• P-COUMARIC-ACID
• FAT
• GALLIC-ACID
• P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
• PROTEIN
• QUERCETIN
• RESIN
• TANNIN
• KAEMPFEROL
• BETA-SITOSTEROL
• O-COUMARIC-ACID
• FIBER
• VANILLIC-ACID

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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