botanical record · discovered
Stone Root
Collinsonia canadensis
Stone Root · Canada horsebalm · Horse balm · Northern Horsebalm · Richweed · Stoneroot · citronella horse balm · collinsonie du Canada · hästmynta · irmikkökü · kolinsónia kanadská · northern horsebalm · richweed · stoneroot
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US(Appalachia), Turkey, US
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Colic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic
Science studied: BETA-ELEMENE, EO, GERMACRENE-D, ALPHA-NAGITANINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Lamiaceae
Scientific name: Collinsonia canadensis
Common names: Stone Root, Canada horsebalm, Horse balm, Northern Horsebalm, Richweed, Stoneroot, citronella horse balm, collinsonie du Canada, hästmynta, irmikkökü, kolinsónia kanadská, northern horsebalm, richweed, stoneroot
POWO: 319148-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in US(Appalachia), Elsewhere, Turkey, US.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache(Head)
- Colic
- Diaphoretic
- Diuretic
- Dropsy
- Piles
- Sedative
- Spasm
show 8 more documented entries
- Stomachic
- Wound
- Medicine
- Astringent
- Dyspepsia
- Respiratory
- Sudorific
- Tonic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US(Appalachia)
- Elsewhere
- Turkey
- US
Documented cultural uses
- Ache(Head)
- Colic
- Diaphoretic
- Diuretic
- Dropsy
- Piles
- Sedative
- Spasm
- Stomachic
- Wound
- Medicine
- Astringent
show 4 more documented entries
- Dyspepsia
- Respiratory
- Sudorific
- Tonic
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Ache(Head) · US(Appalachia) · "
- Colic · Elsewhere · "
- Diaphoretic · Elsewhere · "
- Diuretic · Turkey · "
- Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
- Dropsy · Elsewhere · "
- Piles · US · "
- Sedative · Turkey · "
- Spasm · Turkey · "
- Stomachic · Turkey · "
- Wound · US(Appalachia) · "
- Medicine · US(Appalachia) · "
- Astringent · Turkey · "
- Dropsy · US · "
- Dyspepsia · US(Appalachia) · "
- Respiratory · US · "
- Spasm · US(Appalachia) · "
- Sudorific · Turkey · "
- Tonic · 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
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BETA-ELEMENE
- EO
- GERMACRENE-D
- ALPHA-NAGITANINE
- ELEMICIN
- DELTA-CADINENE
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- AKEBOSIDE
- COLLINSONIDIN
- COLLINSOGENIN
- COLLINSONIN
- HEDERAGENIN-3-O-ALPHA-ARABINOPYRANOSIDE
- 16-ALPHA-HYDROXYHEDERAGENIN
- MUCILAGE
- TANNIN
- LIMONENE
show 3 more documented entries
- ALPHA-PINENE
- BETA-PINENE
- ROSMARINIC-ACID
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
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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