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Viburnum Opulus

Viburnum Opulus

OTHER NAME(S): American Cranberrybush, Bois à Quenouille, Boule de Neige, Common Guelder-Rose, Cortex Viburni, Cramp Bark, Cranberry Bush, European Cranberrybush, Gilaburu, Guelder Rose, Guelder-Rose, High Bush Cranberry, High-Bush Cranberry, Obier, Rose de Gueldre, Rose Ebru, Rose Elder, Snowball Bush, Viburno Opulus, Viorne Aquatique, Viorne Aubier, Viorne Obier, Viorne Trilobée, Viburnum opulus, Viburnum americanum, Viburnum trilobum, Viburnum opulus var. americanum, Viburnum opulus var. sargentii, and others.r r Family: Adoxaceae/Viburnaceae or Caprifoliaceae., Crampbark, Viburnum Opulus

Overview

Viburnum opulus is a flowering shrub. Many parts of the plant have been used as medicine.

Viburnum opulus is native to Europe and parts of Africa, Asia, and North America. In North America, the bark of the plant has traditionally been used to relieve cramps and is called cramp bark.

Viburnum opulus is used for muscle cramps, diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney stones, and other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.

References
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  8. Smirnova, A. S. and Iadrova, V. M. [Comparative study of the astringent effect of liquid extracts from Viburnum opulus L]. Farmatsiia. 1968;17(4):42-45.
  9. Kizilay F, Ülker V, Çelik O, et al. The evaluation of the effectiveness of Gilaburu (Viburnum opulus L.) extract in the medical expulsive treatment of distal ureteral stones. Turk J Urol 2019. Online ahead of print.
  10. Kajszczak D, Kowalska-Baron A, Podsedek A. Glycoside hydrolases and non-enzymatic glycation inhibitory potential of Viburnum opulus L. fruit-in vitro studies. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021;10(6):989.
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  12. Kajszczak D, Kowalska-Baron A, Sosnowska D, Podsedek A. In vitro inhibitory effects of Viburnum opulus bark and flower extracts on digestion of potato starch and carbohydrate hydrolases activity. Molecules 2022;27(10):3118.
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