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Spurge Laurel
Daphne mezereum
Spurge Laurel · Spurge Olive · Bliw · Bliwlys · Bliwyn · Bois gentil · Bois-gentil · Bois-joli · Dafne mezereo · Daphné bois-joli, Daphné bois-gentil, Bois-joli, Bois-gentil, Daphné mézéréon · Echter Seidelbast · Ereinoztxo · February daphne
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, US, Spain, Europe
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Alterative, Carcinogenic, Diuretic
Science studied: COCOGNINIC-ACID, DAPHNETOXIN, DAPHNOPSIDE, DAPHNORETIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Scientific name: Daphne mezereum
Common names: Spurge Laurel, Spurge Olive, Bliw, Bliwlys, Bliwyn, Bois gentil, Bois-gentil, Bois-joli, Dafne mezereo, Daphné bois-joli, Daphné bois-gentil, Bois-joli, Bois-gentil, Daphné mézéréon, Echter Seidelbast, Ereinoztxo, February daphne
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, US, Elsewhere, Spain, Europe.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abortifacient
- Alterative
- Carcinogenic
- Diuretic
- Liniment
- Poison
- Purgative
- Sclerosis(Uterus)
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- Sialogogue
- Stimulant
- Sudorific
- Syphilis
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- US
- Elsewhere
- Spain
- Europe
Documented cultural uses
- Abortifacient
- Alterative
- Carcinogenic
- Diuretic
- Liniment
- Poison
- Purgative
- Sclerosis(Uterus)
- Sialogogue
- Stimulant
- Sudorific
- Syphilis
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
- Biflavonoids and bi- and tricoumarins from Daphne mezereum and inhibition of TNF-α secretion. · 2024 source ↗
- Structural elucidation of novel pro-inflammatory polysaccharides from Daphne mezereum L. · 2024 source ↗
- Structural elucidation of novel pro-inflammatory polysaccharides from Daphne mezereum L. · 2023 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- COCOGNINIC-ACID
- DAPHNETOXIN
- DAPHNOPSIDE
- DAPHNORETIN
- MALIC-ACID
- MEZEREIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- SUCROSE
- UMBELLIFERTONE
- COCOGNINE
- HESPERIDIN
- 6-METHOXY-7-HYDROXY-3,7'-DICOUMARYLETHER
- FAT
- DAPHNIN
- 12-HYDROXYDAPHNETOXIN
- PROTEIN
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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