Peucedanum ostruthium
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Distinguish|text=plants in the genus Astrantia, such as great masterwort, which are also referred to as masterwort}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Masterwort
| image = Peucedanum ostruthium001.jpg
| genus = Peucedanum
| species = ostruthium
| authority = (L.) W. D. J. Koch
| synonyms =
- Imperatoria ostruthium L.
}}
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Peucedanum ostruthium or Imperatoria ostruthium, masterwort,{{BSBI 2007 |access-date=2014-10-17}} is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to the mountains of Central and Southern Europe, but has been widely introduced outside its native range.
Distribution
Masterwort is native to the mountains of Central and Southern Europe, including the Carpathians, Alps, northern Apennines, Massif Central and isolated occurrences in the Iberian Peninsula.{{cite web |url=http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/apia/peuce/peucost.html |title=Mästerrot, Peucedanum ostruthium (L.) Koch |work=Den virtuella floran |publisher=Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet |date=March 7, 2012 |access-date=November 6, 2013}} It has, however, been widely introduced and cultivated and its native range is therefore not entirely clear.{{cite book |author1=A. Guillén |author2=M. Laínz |name-list-style=amp |year=2003 |editor=S. Castroviejo |series=Flora Iberica |volume=10 |title=Araliaceae–Umbelliferae |isbn=8400081501 |publisher=Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas |pages=346–361 |url=http://www.floraiberica.es/floraiberica/texto/pdfs/10_129_74%20Peucedanum.pdf}}
Use
Masterwort is used as a flavouring for various liqueurs and bitters. Its roots and leaves have been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally (as tea, liqueurs and wine) and externally (as fumigation, tincture or incense) for treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, skin, respiratory tract, cardiovascular system, infections, fever, flu and colds.{{cite journal |author1=Sylvia Vogl |author2=Paolo Picker |author3=Judit Mihaly-Bison |author4=Nanang Fakhrudin |author5=Atanas G. Atanasov |author6=Elke H. Heiss |author7=Christoph Wawrosch |author8=Gottfried Reznicek |author9=Verena M. Dirsch |author10=Johannes Saukel |author11=Brigitte Koppa |year=2013 |title=Ethnopharmacological in vitro studies on Austria's folk medicine - an unexplored lore in vitro anti-inflammatory activities of 71 Austrian traditional herbal drugs |journal=Journal of Ethnopharmacology |volume=149 |issue=3 |pages=750–771 |doi=10.1016/j.jep.2013.06.007 |pmid=23770053 |pmc=3791396}}
Chemical constituents
The plant is a source of coumarins, including oxypeucedanin, ostruthol, imperatorin, osthole, isoimperatorin and ostruthin.{{cite journal |author1=Helge Joa |author2=Sylvia Vogl |author3=Atanas G. Atanasov |author4=Martin Zehl |author5=Thomas Nakel |author6=Nanang Fakhrudin |author7=Elke H. Heiss |author8=Paolo Picker |author9=Ernst Urban |author10=Christoph Wawrosch |author11=Johannes Saukel |author12=Gottfried Reznicek |author13=Brigitte Kopp |author14=Verena M. Dirsch |year=2011 |title=Identification of ostruthin from Peucedanum ostruthium rhizomes as an inhibitor of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation |journal=Journal of Natural Products |volume=74 |issue=6 |pages=1513–1516 |doi=10.1021/np200072a |pmid=21627108 |pmc=3122331}}
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Imperatoria ostruthium}}
{{Edible Apiaceae}}
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