Plant Details

Accepted name:: Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link [Fabaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 4

Cytisus scoparius subsp. insularis (S.Ortiz & Pulgar) Auvray

Cytisus scoparius subsp. maritimus (Rouy) Heywood

Cytisus scoparius subsp. reverchonii (Degen & Hervier) Rivas Goday & Rivas Mart.

Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
amaracciole	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
besenginster	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Was Blüht Denn Da? (Spohn et al., 2008)
besenginsterblüten	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
besenginsterkraut	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
besom	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
broom	Other	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
broom (scotch)	Other	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995)
broom tops	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
broomtops	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
common broom	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cytisi scoparii flos	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
cytisi scoparii herba	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
cytisus scoparius	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
emero scornabecco	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
english broom	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
european broom	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
genista	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
genêt à balai	Other	Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
genêt à balais	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
giesta	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ginestra dei carbonai	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
ginestra scopareccia	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
gênet à balai	Other	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Was Blüht Denn Da? (Spohn et al., 2008)
har-ris	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
hiniesta de escobas	Other	Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
hogweed	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
irish broom	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jin que hua	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ratam	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
retama de escobas	Other	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
scoparii herba	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
scoparium	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
scotch broom	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
scots broom	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
scottish broom	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
skotse brem	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
yellow broom	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
رتم	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
flower		Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Flowerhead		Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Fruit		Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Herb		WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
flowering top, seed		Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
herb		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 9 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Sarothamnus scoparius (L.) Wimm. ex W.D.J.Koch Fl. Schles.: 278 (1832).
Corema scoparium (L.) Bercht. & J.Presl Přir. Rostlin Aneb. Rostl. 3: 9 (1830).
Cytisogenista scoparia (L.) Rothm. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 49: 55 (1940).
Genista scoparia (L.) Lam. Fl. Franç. 3: 619 (1779).
Genista scoparia var. vulgaris Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 4: 204 (1897), not validly publ.
Genista vulgaris Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 595 (1821 publ. 1822), nom. superfl.
Sarothamnus vulgaris Wimm. Fl. Schles.: 278 (1832), nom. superfl.
Sarothamnus vulgaris var. scoparius (L.) Timb.-Lagr. Bull. Soc. Sci. Phys. Nat. Toulouse 2: 485 (1874), not validly publ.
Spartium scoparium L. Sp. Pl.: 709 (1753).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cytisus scoparius	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015) The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) Was Blüht Denn Da? (Spohn et al., 2008) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Cytisus scoparius (Linné) Link	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
Cytisus scoparius L.	Med. and Magical Pl. of S. Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
Cytisus scoparius Link.	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
Sarothamnus scoparius	Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007)
Sarothamnus scoparius (L.)W.D.J.Koch	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

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