White Lupine

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, Italy

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Alterative, Carminative, Depurative, Digestive

Science studied: ALBINE, ALLANTOIN, ANGUSTIFOLINE, ASH

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Fabaceae

Scientific name: Lupinus albus

Common names: White Lupine, Ak Acı Lüpen, Altramuz blanco, Baltažiedis lubinas, Beyaz acı bakla, Bysedd-y-Blaidd Gwyn, Chocho blanco, European white lupin, Lupin blanc, Lupin blanc, Lupin d'Égypte, Lupin d'Égypte, Lupino bianco, Lupino blanco, Mediterranean white lupin

POWO: 504069-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

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

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Alterative
• Carminative
• Depurative
• Digestive
• Diuretic
• Emmenagogue
• Poison
• Vermifuge

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Turkey
• Italy

Documented cultural uses

• Alterative
• Carminative
• Depurative
• Digestive
• Diuretic
• Emmenagogue
• Poison
• Vermifuge
• Discutient
• Pectoral
• Deobstruent
• Tumor

Cultural record detail

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

• Alterative · Elsewhere · "
• Carminative · Elsewhere · "
• Depurative · Turkey · "
• Digestive · Turkey · "
• Diuretic · Turkey · "
• Emmenagogue · Turkey · "
• Poison · Turkey · "
• Vermifuge · Turkey · "
• Vermifuge · Elsewhere · "
• Discutient · Turkey · "
• Pectoral · Turkey · "
• Deobstruent · Elsewhere · "
• Tumor · Italy · "

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

• Root biochemical and photosynthetic responses of Lupinus albus under different nitrogen forms and phosphorus sources addition. · 2026 source ↗
• Phytochemical constituents, nutritional value, and biological activities of <i>Lupinus albus</i>: a review. · 2026 source ↗
• Multivariate Chemometric analysis of chemical diversity in French winter and spring Lupinus albus L. varieties · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALBINE
• ALLANTOIN
• ANGUSTIFOLINE
• ASH
• ASPARAGINE
• CALCIUM
• CARBOHYDRATES
• CITRIC-ACID
• CYSTINE
• DEHYDROALBINE
• 5-DEHYDRO-13-OXYMULTIFLORINE
• ERUCIC-ACID
• FAT
• GLUTAMIC-ACID
• GLYCINE
• GLYCOLIC-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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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