Solomon's Seal

At a glance

Origin / distribution: ", Europe

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Astringent, Diabetes, Female, Hemoptysis

Science studied: L-AZETIDINE-2-CARBOXYLIC-ACID, L-ALPHA,GAMMA-DIAMINOBUTYRIC-ACID, ENT-EPICATECHIN

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: Polygonatum multiflorum

Common names: Solomon's Seal, Common Solomon's Seal, Dagrau Job, Dail Solomon, Daugiažiedė baltašaknė, Eurasian Solomon's seal, Eurasian Solomon's-seal, Gewone salomonszegel, Kokoryczka wielokwiatowa, Kwětkata kokorička, Llysiau Solomon, Salamunov pečat, Salomons segl, Sceau de Salomon multiflore, Sceau-de-Salomon multiflore, Polygonate multiflore

POWO: 30081981-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in ", Elsewhere, Europe.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Astringent
• Diabetes
• Female
• Hemoptysis
• Piles
• Soap
• Tonic
• Tumor

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• "
• Elsewhere
• Europe

Documented cultural uses

• Astringent
• Diabetes
• Female
• Hemoptysis
• Piles
• Soap
• Tonic
• Tumor
• Bruise
• Demulcent
• Lung
• Tuberculosis

Cultural record detail

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

• Astringent · " · "
• Diabetes · Elsewhere · "
• Female · " · "
• Hemoptysis · " · "
• Piles · " · "
• Soap · Elsewhere · "
• Tonic · " · "
• Tumor · Europe · "
• Bruise · " · "
• Demulcent · " · "
• Lung · " · "
• Tuberculosis · Elsewhere · "
• Debility · " · "
• Inflammation · " · "
• Leucorrhea · " · "
• Lung · Elsewhere · "
• Piles · Europe · "
• Poultice · " · "
• Tumor · " · "

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

• Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Polygonatum multiflorum*: No. 309 · 2026 source ↗
• Isolation and structural characterization of a novel β-fructan with potent α-amylase inhibitory activity from Polygonatum multiflorum · 2025 source ↗
• Isolation and structural characterization of a novel β-fructan with potent α-amylase inhibitory activity from Polygonatum multiflorum. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• L-AZETIDINE-2-CARBOXYLIC-ACID
• L-ALPHA,GAMMA-DIAMINOBUTYRIC-ACID
• ENT-EPICATECHIN

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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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