Snowdrop

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, "

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cardiotonic, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Poison

Science studied: GALANTHAMINE, NARWEDINE

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Liliaceae

Scientific name: Galanthus nivalis

Common names: Snowdrop, Adi kardelen, Almindelig vintergæk, Ağ qargülü, Baltoji snieguolė, Baltā sniegpulkstenīte, Blodau'r Eira, Blodyn yr Eira, Brunskära, Bucaneve, Cloch Maban, Cloch y Baban, Cloch yr Eiriol, Common Snowdrop, Eirdlws

POWO: 64496-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey, ".

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Cardiotonic
• Digestive
• Emmenagogue
• Poison
• Resolvent

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Turkey
• "

Documented cultural uses

• Cardiotonic
• Digestive
• Emmenagogue
• Poison
• Resolvent

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Cardiotonic · Turkey · "
• Digestive · Turkey · "
• Emmenagogue · Turkey · "
• Poison · " · "
• Resolvent · Turkey · "

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

• Recombinant Potyvirus lilimaculae in asymptomatic Galanthus nivalis: Ecological and evolutionary implications. · 2026 source ↗
• Increased Mannosylation of Extracellular Vesicles in Long COVID Plasma as a Binding Target for <i>Galanthus nivalis</i> Agglutinin (GNA) Affinity Resin. · 2026 source ↗
• New Cultivars of <i>Galanthus nivalis</i> in Slovenia. · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• GALANTHAMINE
• NARWEDINE

Legality

CITES: Appendix II

II — GENUS listing Galanthus spp. — 05/03/2026

Jurisdictions in the listing: Albania (AL), Austria (AT), Belgium (BE), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA), Bulgaria (BG), Czech Republic (CZ), Denmark (DK), France (FR), Germany (DE), Greece (GR), Hungary (HU), Italy (IT), Netherlands (NL), Norway (NO), Poland (PL), Republic of Moldova (MD), Romania (RO), Russian Federation (RU), Serbia (RS), Slovakia (SK), Spain (ES), Sweden (SE), Switzerland (CH), Türkiye (TR), Ukraine (UA), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB)

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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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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