botanical record · discovered
Spring Adonis
Adonis vernalis
Spring Adonis · Adonanthe vernalis · Adoniastrum vernale · Adonide gialla · Adonide primaverile · Adonidis vernalis herba · Adonis apenina · Adonis dahurica · Adonis de primavera · Adonis de printemps · Adonis de printemps, Adonis printanier, Grand œil-de-boeuf, Œil-de-bœuf · Adonis du printemps · Adonis helleborus · Adonis parviflora · Adonis pratensis
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Europe, ", Spain, Turkey, Dutch, English, German, Spanish
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cancer, Cardiac, Cardiotonic, Diuretic
Science studied: BETA-ACETYLADONITOXIN, 3-ACETYLSTROPHADOGENIN, ADONIDINE, ADONIDOSIDE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Ranunculaceae
Scientific name: Adonis vernalis
Common names: Spring Adonis, Adonanthe vernalis, Adoniastrum vernale, Adonide gialla, Adonide primaverile, Adonidis vernalis herba, Adonis apenina, Adonis dahurica, Adonis de primavera, Adonis de printemps, Adonis de printemps, Adonis printanier, Grand œil-de-boeuf, Œil-de-bœuf, Adonis du printemps, Adonis helleborus, Adonis parviflora, Adonis pratensis
History
The source record documents this plant in Europe, ", Spain, Turkey, Dutch, English, German, Spanish and 1 additional place.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cancer
- Cardiac
- Cardiotonic
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Poison
- Vermifuge
- Sedative
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- Stimulant
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Europe
- "
- Spain
- Turkey
- Dutch
- English
- German
- Spanish
- French
Documented cultural uses
- Cancer
- Cardiac
- Cardiotonic
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Poison
- Vermifuge
- Sedative
- Stimulant
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BETA-ACETYLADONITOXIN
- 3-ACETYLSTROPHADOGENIN
- ADONIDINE
- ADONIDOSIDE
- ADONITOXIGENIN
- ADONITOXIGENIN-3-(O-ALPHA-L{2'O-ACETYL}-RHAMNOSIDO)-BETA-D...
- ADONITOXIGENIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDO-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- ADONITOXIN
- ADONITOXOL
- ADONIVERNIDASE
- ADONIVERNITH
- BERBERINE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CHOLINE
- CITRIC-ACID
- CYMARIN
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- BETA-D-DIGINOSIDE
- 16-HYDROXYSTROPHANTHIDINE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LUTEOLINXYLOSIDE
- ORIENTIN-2'-O-BETA-D-XYLOPYRANOSIDE
- PENTATRIACONTANE
- PENTOSANS
- L-RHAMNOSE
- K-STROPHANTHIDIN
- K-STROPHANTHIN
- THYMINE
- VERNADIGIN
- L-ASPARAGINE
- PROTEIN
- ADONIDIC-ACID
- ADONITIC-ACID
- ADONITOXIGENIN-2-ACETYL-RHAMNOSIDE
- STROPHADOGENIN
- VERNADIN
- ACONITIC-ACID
- ADONITOL
- ADONITOXIGENIN-3-(O-ALPHA-L{3'O-ACETYL}-RHAMNOSIDO)-BETA-D...
- ADONIVERNOSIDE
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- DEXTRIN
- 3-EPI-PERIPLOGENIN
- LINOLEON
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- STROPHANTHIDIN-DIGITALOSIDE
- ACETYLADONITOXIN
- QUERCITRIN
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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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