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Sanguisorba alpina

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Scientific Literature
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Internal ID UUID64404052e14ab923447880
Scientific name Sanguisorba alpina
Authority Bunge
First published in Fl. Altaic. 1: 142 (1829)

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Sustainability and sourcing:
Sanguisorba alpina is harvested from wild populations in northern and high-elevation Asia; no cultivation or certification standards are reported. Overharvesting of roots in some regions for non-timber products has been noted, but quantitative sustainability data are not available.

Industrial and craft applications:
Mongolian sources report the use of S. alpina roots in tanning and leather dressing due to high hydrolyzable tannin content. In traditional textile dyeing, the roots yield reddish-brown colors on wool and silk, with fiber damage minimized by the hydrolyzable tannin class which bonds to protein fibers without extensive oxidation.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Mongolian and Chinese ethnobotanical records document limited consumption of S. alpina leaves as a famine or survival food, typically boiled and rinsed to remove bitterness. Leaves have also been reported as a dietary supplement for livestock in parts of northern Asia.

Common products:
Tannin extract from roots, used in leather treatment; brown dye from root tissue for natural fibers.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
No documented fragrance, cosmetic, or flavor uses beyond occasional use as a flavoring additive in small-scale traditional food preparations.

Properties relevant to use:
Hydrolyzable tannins (gallotannins/ellagitannins) in roots and young stems enable leather tanning and protein-fiber dyeing; the dissolved solids are readily extractable in hot water. Cooking reduces leaf bitterness due to leaching or enzymatic changes of phenolic compounds.

Standards and regulation:
No internationally standardized specifications for S. alpina tannins or dyes are published; some national references list the species among “medicinal and aromatic plants” for non-timber forest product registration, but not within timber or food additive codes.

Wood and fiber:
Non-woody herb; no timber, bast fiber, gum, resin, or seed oil uses are reported.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Sanguisorba linostemon Hand.-Mazz. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 87: 121 (1938)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic مرقئة ألبية
Icelandic höskollur
Swedish gråpimpinell
Chinese 接骨木叶
Chinese 高山地榆

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China North-central
      • Inner Mongolia
      • Xinjiang
    • Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan
      • Kirgizstan
      • Tadzhikistan
      • Uzbekistan
    • Mongolia
      • Mongolia
    • Siberia
      • Altay
      • Buryatiya
      • Krasnoyarsk
      • Tuva
      • West Siberia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001015999
Tropicos 27805173
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:741331-1
The Plant List rjp-6599
Open Tree Of Life 963228
Observations.org 121747
NCBI Taxonomy 281910
IPNI 741331-1
iNaturalist 957533
GBIF 3029699
EOL 299070
Elurikkus 353147

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
The Distribution Characteristics of Vegetation in the Subrange of the Altai Mountains, Xinjiang Cao Q, Wei Y, Li W, Feng Y, Abduraimov OS Plants (Basel) 20-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10675357
doi:10.3390/plants12223915
PMID:38005812
Morphometric Characteristics and Genetic Issr Marker Variability in Rhodiola rosea L. (Crassulaceae) in Different Ecological and Geographic Conditions in the Altai Republic Dorogina OV, Kuban IN, Achimova AA, Williams N, Lashchinskiy NN, Zhmud EV Int J Mol Sci 16-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10607822
doi:10.3390/ijms242015224
PMID:37894905
Current state of populations of Rhodiola rosea L. (Crassulaceae) in East Kazakhstan Kubentayev SA, Zhumagul MZ, Kurmanbayeva MS, Alibekov DT, Kotukhov JA, Sitpayeva GT, Mukhtubayeva SK, Izbastina KS Bot Stud 07-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8572951
doi:10.1186/s40529-021-00327-4
PMID:34746988
Phenolome of Asian Agrimony Tea (Agrimonia asiatica Juz., Rosaceae): LC-MS Profile, α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Potential and Stability I. Kashchenko N, Olennikov DN Foods 23-Sep-2020
PMCID:PMC7598702
doi:10.3390/foods9101348
PMID:32977706
Crop wild relatives of Kazakhstani Tien Shan: Flora, vegetation, resources Sitpayeva GT, Kudabayevа GM, Dimeyeva LA, Gemejiyeva NG, Vesselova PV Plant Divers 31-Oct-2019
PMCID:PMC7046504
doi:10.1016/j.pld.2019.10.003
PMID:32140634
Triterpenoids from Sanguisorba alpina Zhong-Jian Jia, Xiang-Qian Liu, Zi-Min Liu Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Anthracenes / Anthraquinones
Physcion 10639 Click to see 284.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1R,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10R,11R,12aR,14bS)-1,11-dihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-10-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 163084843 Click to see 813.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1R,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10R,11R,12aR,14bS)-1,10,11-trihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 102470493 Click to see 650.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1R,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10R,12aR,14bS)-1,10-dihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-11-oxo-3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,12,13,14b-dodecahydro-2H-picene-4a-carboxylate 162853566 Click to see 648.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 1,10-dihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-11-oxo-3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,12,13,14b-dodecahydro-2H-picene-4a-carboxylate 162853565 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(=O)C(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O 648.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
[3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 1,10,11-trihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 14019173 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O 650.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
[3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 1,11-dihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-10-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 163084841 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)O)C)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O 813.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
[3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 10,11-dihydroxy-2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-hexamethyl-1-methylidene-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 75068912 Click to see 632.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
Alpinoside 46882792 Click to see 632.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
Kajiichigoside F1 14019178 Click to see 650.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
Rosamultin 21122581 Click to see 650.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(1R,2R,4aS,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aS,12aR,14bS)-1-hydroxy-12a-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,6a,6b,9,9-hexamethyl-11-(2-methylpropanoyloxy)-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,13,14b-dodecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 162848600 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(C=C(CC5(C)C)OC(=O)C(C)C)CO)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)O 556.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
1-Hydroxy-12a-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,6a,6b,9,9-hexamethyl-11-(2-methylpropanoyloxy)-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,13,14b-dodecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 162848599 Click to see 556.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
1,10-dihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-11-oxo-3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,12,13,14b-dodecahydro-2H-picene-4a-carboxylic acid 9870041 Click to see 486.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
2-Oxopomolic Acid 44593379 Click to see 486.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
Npc3247 619164 Click to see 498.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
Ursolic acid acetate 6475119 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)OC(=O)C)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O 498.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol 222284 Click to see 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol 86821 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
beta-Sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside 296119 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C 576.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
Sitogluside 5742590 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C 576.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
Stigmast-5-en-3-ol 22012 Click to see 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Cyanogenic glycosides
Prunasin 119033 Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C#N)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 295.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
7-(Acetyloxymethyl)-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,6-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylic acid 73809347 Click to see 416.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol 1203 Click to see 290.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
Catechin 9064 Click to see 290.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Coumestans
1,3-Dihydroxy-8,9-dimethoxy-[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]chromen-6-one 11602329 Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C3=C(O2)C4=C(C=C(C=C4OC3=O)O)O)OC 328.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80123-V

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