Sumbul

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India, Turkey

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antispasmodic, Apertif, Hysteria, Nerves

Science studied: ANGELIC-ACID, BUTYRIC-ACID, EO, RESIN

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Apiaceae

Scientific name: Ferula sumbul

Common names: Sumbul, sumbul

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, India, Turkey.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Antispasmodic
• Apertif
• Hysteria
• Nerves
• Nervine
• Sedative
• Spasm
• Stimulant

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• India
• Turkey

Documented cultural uses

• Antispasmodic
• Apertif
• Hysteria
• Nerves
• Nervine
• Sedative
• Spasm
• Stimulant
• Tonic

Cultural record detail

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

• Antispasmodic · Elsewhere · "
• Apertif · India · "
• Hysteria · India · "
• Nerves · Elsewhere · "
• Nervine · Elsewhere · "
• Nervine · Turkey · "
• Sedative · India · "
• Sedative · Turkey · "
• Spasm · Turkey · "
• Stimulant · Elsewhere · "
• Stimulant · India · "
• Stimulant · Turkey · "
• Tonic · Turkey · "
• Hysteria · Elsewhere · "
• Nervine · India · "

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

• Phenolic Compounds and Flavonoids in Various Extracts of <i>Ferula tadshikorum</i> and <i>Ferula sumbul</i> Grown in vitro Conditions. · 2025 source ↗
• Isolation of anticancer and antimicrobial metabolites from Epicoccum nigrum; endophyte of Ferula sumbul. · 2017 source ↗
• Intoxication from <i>Ferula sumbul</i> leaves in a mother and her infant. · 2013 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ANGELIC-ACID
• BUTYRIC-ACID
• EO
• RESIN
• SUMBULENE
• SUMBULIC-ACID
• VALERIANIC-ACID
• VANILLIC-ACID
• BETAINE
• METHYL-CROTONIC-ACID
• UMBELLIFERONE

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

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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