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Wall Germander
Teucrium chamaedrys
Wall Germander · Adi məryəmnoxudu · Alzineta · Axarioa · Camedrio comune · Carvalhinha · Chwerwlys y Mur · Chwerwlys y Muriau · Derlys · Derlys y Fagwyr · Derwlys · Deutscher Edel-Gamander · Echte gamander · Echter Gamander · Edel-Gamander
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Europe, Eurasia, France, Iraq, Spain
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Aperient, Cancer, Depurative, Diuretic
Science studied: ACETYL-HARPAGIDE, AJUGOSE, BORNYL-ACETATE, CAFFEIC-ACID
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: Teucrium chamaedrys
Common names: Wall Germander, Adi məryəmnoxudu, Alzineta, Axarioa, Camedrio comune, Carvalhinha, Chwerwlys y Mur, Chwerwlys y Muriau, Derlys, Derlys y Fagwyr, Derwlys, Deutscher Edel-Gamander, Echte gamander, Echter Gamander, Edel-Gamander
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Europe, Eurasia, France, Iraq, Elsewhere, Spain.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Aperient
- Cancer
- Depurative
- Diuretic
- Fever
- Fibroma
- Gout
- Scrofula
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- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Sudorific
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Rheumatism
- Alterative
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Bactericide
- Splenitis
- Excitant
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Europe
- Eurasia
- France
- Iraq
- Elsewhere
- Spain
Documented cultural uses
- Aperient
- Cancer
- Depurative
- Diuretic
- Fever
- Fibroma
- Gout
- Scrofula
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Sudorific
- Tonic
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- Vermifuge
- Rheumatism
- Alterative
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Bactericide
- Splenitis
- Excitant
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
- Phytochemical profiling, safety assessment, and pharmacological validation against pain and inflammation of Teucrium chamaedrys L. crude extract. · 2026 source ↗
- Unveiling the Chemical Profile of Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. gracile (Batt.) Rech.F. dried Aerial Parts From Algeria. · 2025 source ↗
- A high-quality genome assembly of the tetraploid Teucrium chamaedrys unveils a recent whole-genome duplication and a large biosynthetic gene cluster for diterpenoid metabolism. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETYL-HARPAGIDE
- AJUGOSE
- BORNYL-ACETATE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- CHOLINE
- CLERODANE
- EO
- 6-EPITEUCRIN-A
- GLUCOSE
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- NEOCLERODANE
- PARAFFIN
- SACCHAROSE
- SCUTELLARIN
- STIGMASTEROL
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- TANNIN
- TEUCRIN-C
- TEUCRIN-G
- TEUCVIDIN
- TEUFLIN
- VERBASCOSE
- HARPAGIDE
- MARRUBIIN
- POLYPHENOLS
- TEUCHAMAEDRYINS
- TEUCRIN-D
- TEUCROSIDE
- TEUFLIDIN
- URSOLIC-ACID
- BETA-AMYRIN
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- DIOSMIN
- GALACTOSE
- ISOTEUFLIDIN
- SAPONIN
- STACHYOSE
- TEUCRIN-A
- TEUCRIN-F
- TEUCVIN
- TEUGIN
- FRUCTOSE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- TEUCRIN-B
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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