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White Bryony
Bryonia alba
White Bryony · Baltoji brienė · Brionia bianca · Bryone blanche · Eastern White-bryony · Enbo galdebær · European white bryony · Przestęp biały
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Belgium, Turkey
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cancer, Diuretic, Emetic, Emmenagogue
Science studied: AMYLASE, BRYODULCOSIDE, BRYOIOSIDE, BRYONOL
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Scientific name: Bryonia alba
Common names: White Bryony, Baltoji brienė, Brionia bianca, Bryone blanche, Eastern White-bryony, Enbo galdebær, European white bryony, Przestęp biały
POWO: 291541-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Belgium, Turkey.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cancer
- Diuretic
- Emetic
- Emmenagogue
- Expectorant
- Pleurisy
- Poison
- Purgative
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- Vermifuge
- Anodyne
- Cough
- Hydragogue
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Belgium
- Turkey
Documented cultural uses
- Cancer
- Diuretic
- Emetic
- Emmenagogue
- Expectorant
- Pleurisy
- Poison
- Purgative
- Vermifuge
- Anodyne
- Cough
- Hydragogue
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Cancer · Belgium · "
- Diuretic · Turkey · "
- Emetic · Turkey · "
- Emmenagogue · Turkey · "
- Expectorant · Turkey · "
- Pleurisy · Turkey · "
- Poison · Turkey · "
- Purgative · Turkey · "
- Vermifuge · Turkey · "
- Anodyne · Turkey · "
- Cough · Turkey · "
- Hydragogue · 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
- Modulatory action of Bryonia alba on the immune system in cyclophosphamide induced immunosuppression in BALB/c mice. · 2024 source ↗
- Ultra-diluted Bryonia alba extract modulates HMOX-1 gene expression to attenuate the pathogenetic effect of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein RBD antigen. · 2025 source ↗
- Flavonoid Analysis and Antioxidant Activities of the <i>Bryonia alba</i> L. Aerial Parts. · 2019 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- AMYLASE
- BRYODULCOSIDE
- BRYOIOSIDE
- BRYONOL
- BRYORESIN
- CERYL-ALCOHOL
- CUCURBITACIN-B
- CUCURBITACIN-D
- CUCURBITACIN-J
- CUCURBITACIN-K
- DIHYDROCUCURBITACIN-E
- INVERTASE
- ISO-23,24-DIHYDROCUCURBITACIN-D
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- RHAMNOSE
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- SPINASTEROL
- DELTA-7-STIGMASTEROL
- STIGMASTEROL
- TANNIN
- TRIHYDROXYOCTADECADIENIC-ACIDS
- TRIMETHYLAMINE
- UREA
- BRYONICINE
- BRYOPOLYOSE
- CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID
- CUCURBITACIN-E
- CUCURBITACIN-L
- GLUCOSE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RUTINOSIDE
- PHLOBAPHENE
- BRYOAMARIDE
- BRYONINE
- CATECHIN-TANNIN
- CUCURBITACIN-I
- DIHYDROCUCURBITACIN-B
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- PEROXIDASE
- STEARIC-ACID
- TETRAHYDROCUCURBITACIN-I
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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