Traveler's Joy

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Blood, Cancer, Kidney, Poison

Science studied: ANEMONIN, BEHENIC-ACID, CAFFEIC-ACID, CAULOSAPOGENIN

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: Clematis vitalba

Common names: Traveler's Joy, Aihenzuri, Almindelig skovranke, Aubavis, Aubervigne, Barf hen ŵr, Barf y Gŵr Hen, Barf yr Hen Ŵr, Barf yr hen wr, Barfhir, Belliguera, Betiguera, Betiquera, Billuertera, Bois de pipe, Bois à fumer, Bosraank, Bosrank

POWO: 319145-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey, France, Germany, Spain, Elsewhere, Belgium.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Blood
• Cancer
• Kidney
• Poison
• Purgative
• Rubefacient
• Scrofula
• Sudorific

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Turkey
• France
• Germany
• Spain
• Elsewhere
• Belgium

Documented cultural uses

• Blood
• Cancer
• Kidney
• Poison
• Purgative
• Rubefacient
• Scrofula
• Sudorific
• Vesicant
• Diuretic

Cultural record detail

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

• Blood · Turkey · "
• Cancer · France · "
• Cancer · Germany · "
• Kidney · Turkey · "
• Poison · Turkey · "
• Purgative · Turkey · "
• Rubefacient · Turkey · "
• Scrofula · Turkey · "
• Sudorific · Turkey · "
• Vesicant · Turkey · "
• Vesicant · Spain · "
• Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
• Cancer · Belgium · "
• Diuretic · 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

• Potential importance of vegetative spread and fragment regeneration for invasiveness of Clematis vitalba · 2024 source ↗
• Viability and dormancy of the Clematis vitalba aerial seed bank. · 2024 source ↗
• <i>Clematis vitalba</i> Is a Natural Host of the Novel Ilarvirus, Prunus Virus I. · 2023 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ANEMONIN
• BEHENIC-ACID
• CAFFEIC-ACID
• CAULOSAPOGENIN
• CERYL-ALCOHOL
• CLEMATINE
• CLEMATITOL
• FAT
• GINNONE
• MELISSIC-ACID
• PROTOANEMONIN
• N-TRIACONTANE
• TRIMETHYLAMINE
• N-NONACOSANE
• BETA-SITOSTEROL
• VITALBOSIDES

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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