common wheat

Triticum aestivum · Accepted scientific name

Scientific literature: Very Extensive (1140 studies) · ★★★★★

Common wheat, scientifically known as Triticum aestivum, is a foundational cereal crop essential to global nutrition and traditional medicine. Beyond its dietary importance, it contains bioactive compounds like ferulic acid and vitamins that offer antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits, playing a vital role in supporting overall human health and wellness.

Family
Poaceae
Native range
Europe
Parts used
Not available
Common names
Bread Wheat · Soft Wheat · 3 more
Scientific synonyms
Triticum Cereale Var. Aestivum

Names

Common Names

Regional and Traditional Names

Spanish:

  • Jeja comun
  • Trigo de Tauste
  • Blanquillo rodonell de Vich
  • Rojano morisco de Segorbe
  • Blanquillo jeja-blanca de Segorbe
  • Canivano
  • Candial de monte
  • Raspon
  • Rojal blancal de Valencia
  • Rojal de San Isidro
  • Redondillos lampiños
  • Tremeson
  • Trigo catalan
  • Rubión de Segorbe
  • Trigo blancal
  • Trigo sin barbas
  • Rubion de Segorbe
  • Trigo
  • Tritiko

German:

  • Weichweizen
  • Brotweizen
  • Saat-Weizen
  • Saat-Weizen
  • Brotweizen
  • Weichweizen

French:

  • Triticum æstivum
  • Blé tendre
  • Ble tendre
  • Froment
  • Blé ordinaire
  • Touzelle
  • blé
  • blé commun
  • blé cultivé
  • blé ordinaire
  • blé tendre
  • froment
  • froment commun
  • Ble ordinaire

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Triticum aestivum

Synonyms

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta and class Equisetopsida. Within the subclass Magnoliidae, it is organized under the order Poales and the family Poaceae. Finally, its taxonomic identity is completed by its classification in the genus Triticum.

Rank Classification Source
Kingdom Plantae WCVP
Phylum Streptophyta WCVP
Class Equisetopsida WCVP
Subclass Magnoliidae WCVP
Order Poales WCVP
Family Poaceae WCVP
Genus Triticum WCVP

Distribution

This plant, known scientifically as Triticum aestivum, exhibits a specific distribution across several regions in Northern Europe. It can be found growing within the borders of Denmark. The species is also present in the northern territories of Finland. Furthermore, its range extends to the islands of Great Britain and Iceland. Finally, this medicinal plant is documented to occur in Ireland.

Region Area Source
Northern Europe Denmark WCVP
Northern Europe Finland WCVP
Northern Europe Great Britain WCVP
Northern Europe Iceland WCVP
Northern Europe Ireland WCVP
Northern Europe Norway WCVP
Northern Europe Sweden WCVP
Middle Europe Austria WCVP
Middle Europe Belgium WCVP
Middle Europe Czechia-Slovakia WCVP

Chemicals

Triticum aestivum has 247 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include CHLOROPHYLL, Peroxidase, lysine, CATALASE, STARCH.

Chemicals reported in Triticum aestivum
Chemical Supporting sources Consensus
CHLOROPHYLL 5 supporting sources ★★★☆☆
Peroxidase 5 supporting sources ★★★☆☆
lysine 5 supporting sources ★★★☆☆
CATALASE 4 supporting sources ★★☆☆☆
STARCH 4 supporting sources ★★☆☆☆
ferulic acid 4 supporting sources ★★☆☆☆
proline 4 supporting sources ★★☆☆☆
FE 3 supporting sources ★★☆☆☆
Flavonoids 3 supporting sources ★★☆☆☆
H2O2 3 supporting sources ★★☆☆☆

CHLOROPHYLL

  1. Acta biologica Hungarica
  2. Plant direct
  3. Environmental science and pollution research international
  4. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
  5. Scientific reports

Peroxidase

  1. BMC plant biology
  2. Plant direct
  3. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
  4. Izvestiia Akademii nauk. Seriia biologicheskaia
  5. Scientific reports

lysine

  1. Dr. Duke
  2. Zeitschrift fur Ernahrungswissenschaft
  3. Journal of plant physiology
  4. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)
  5. Archiv fur Tierernahrung

CATALASE

  1. Dr. Duke
  2. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
  3. Plant direct
  4. Izvestiia Akademii nauk. Seriia biologicheskaia

STARCH

  1. Dr. Duke
  2. Environmental science and pollution research international
  3. The Journal of nutrition
  4. Journal of plant physiology

ferulic acid

  1. Dr. Duke
  2. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
  3. Food & function
  4. Pharmacological reports : PR

proline

  1. Dr. Duke
  2. Scientific reports
  3. World journal of microbiology & biotechnology
  4. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB

FE

  1. World journal of microbiology & biotechnology
  2. Journal of plant physiology
  3. Marine pollution bulletin

Flavonoids

  1. Journal of plant physiology
  2. Saudi journal of biological sciences
  3. Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society

H2O2

  1. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
  2. Frontiers in plant science
  3. PloS one

Activities

Triticum aestivum has 703 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Analgesic, Anticancer, Antidiabetic, Antimicrobial.

Most Reported Activities

Activity Sources Consensus
Antioxidant Dr. Duke (and other 8 sources) ★★★★☆
Analgesic Dr. Duke (and other 2 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
Anticancer Dr. Duke (and other 2 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
Antidiabetic Dr. Duke (and other 2 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
Antimicrobial BioMed research international (and other 2 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
Antitumor Dr. Duke (and other 2 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
Hepatoprotective Dr. Duke (and other 2 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
Laxative Dr. Duke (and other 2 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
11B-HSD-Inhibitor Dr. Duke (and other 1 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor Dr. Duke (and other 1 sources) ★☆☆☆☆

Medicinal Uses

Triticum aestivum has 39 reported medicinal uses identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include salt stress, oxidative stress, antioxidant, iron deficiency, salinity.

Most Reported Uses

Use Sources Consensus
salt stress Scientific reports (and other 7 sources) ★★★★☆
oxidative stress World journal of microbiology & biotechnology (and other 3 sources) ★★☆☆☆
antioxidant Cureus (and other 2 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
iron deficiency Food chemistry. Molecular sciences (and other 2 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
salinity Plant direct (and other 2 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
salinity stress Scientific reports (and other 2 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
Drought Polymers (and other 1 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
Toxoplasma gondii infection The Journal of veterinary medical science (and other 1 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
aflatoxin B1 Mycopathologia (and other 1 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
allergy Clinical allergy (and other 1 sources) ★☆☆☆☆

Preparations

Preparations Sources Consensus
Wheat bran (WB) PloS one (and other 1 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
crude methanolic extracts Saudi journal of biological sciences (and other 1 sources) ★☆☆☆☆
extract BioMed research international (and other 1 sources) ★☆☆☆☆