buckwheat plant

Names

Common Names

• buckwheat
• garden buckwheat
• Japanese buckwheat
• common buckwheat
• silverhull buckwheat

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Phegopyrum esculentum
• Fagopyrum macropterum var. emarginatum
• Fagopyrum esculentum var. emarginatum
• Phegopyrum emarginatum
• Fagopyrum esculentum var. vulgare
• Helxine fagopyrum
• Polygonum fagopyrum
• Polygonum pyramidatum
• Fagopyrum esculentum subsp. ancestralis
• Kunokale carneum
• Fagopyrum macropterum var. obtusum
• Fagopyrum esculentum var. pyramidatum
• Fagopyrum sarracenicum
• Fagopyrum dryandrii
• Fagopyrum emarginatum
• Fagopyrum cereale

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, scientifically known as Fagopyrum esculentum, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. Within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae, it is classified under the order Caryophyllales and the family Polygonaceae. Finally, it is placed within the genus Fagopyrum.

Distribution

This plant, known as buckwheat, exhibits a specific presence across several regions of Northern Europe. In the island nations of the north, it can be found growing in both Iceland and Ireland. Its distribution extends further into the British Isles, where it is established in Great Britain. Additionally, the species is documented within the territories of Denmark. Finally, its geographical range reaches as far as Finland within the Northern European landscape.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Fagopyrum esculentum has 129 reported phytochemicals identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include RUTIN, Flavonoids, fagopyrin, CHLOROGENIC ACID, quercetin.

RUTIN

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of plant physiology
3. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Cancers
5. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Flavonoids

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
3. Acta pharmaceutica (Zagreb, Croatia)
4. Food chemistry

fagopyrin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
4. Acta pharmaceutica (Zagreb, Croatia)

CHLOROGENIC ACID

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

quercetin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of clinical pharmacology

(+)-Epicatechin

1. Dr. Duke

(+)-catechin

1. Dr. Duke

(-)-Epicatechin

1. Dr. Duke

(-)-Epicatechin-3-O-gallate

1. Dr. Duke

3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde

1. Dr. Duke

Activities

Fagopyrum esculentum has 618 reported activities identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antihyperglycemic, Antihypertensive, Antioxidant, Antitumor, Hepatoprotective.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Fagopyrum esculentum has 7 reported medicinal uses identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include Listeria monocytogenes, anti-oxidant, antihyperglycemic, antihypertensive, heart attack.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations