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Useful Temperate Plants

Galanthus woronowii

Losinsk.

Amaryllidaceae

+ Synonyms

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General Information

Galanthus woronowii is a perennial plant growing from a globose bulb around 30mm in diameter; it forms a clump of grass-like leaves and a flowering stem up to 25cm tall. The plant spreads by seeds and division of the bulbs to form colonies[
74
Title
Flora of the USSR.
Publication
 
Author
Komarov. V. L.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Israel Program for Scientific Translation
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
This is one of several species that have been cultivated on a commercial scale for the extraction of the alkaloid 'galantamine', a substance used medicinally in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and also to treat several other conditions[
2250
Title
Plant Sources of Galanthamine: Phytochemical and Biotechnological Aspects
Publication
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 23:2, 1170-1176, 2009
Author
Berkov S. et al
Website
https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2009.10817633
Publisher
 
Year
2009
ISBN
1310-2818
Description
 
]. The plant is also grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its winter flowers.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

74
Title
Flora of the USSR.
Publication
 
Author
Komarov. V. L.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Israel Program for Scientific Translation
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.

Range

W. Asia - Turkey, Caucasus

Habitat

Woods in foothills[
74
Title
Flora of the USSR.
Publication
 
Author
Komarov. V. L.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Israel Program for Scientific Translation
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *  *
HabitBulb
Height0.20 m
PollinatorsBees

Cultivation Details

Galanthus woronowii is a moderately hardy plant, the buld able to withstand temperatures down to at least -15°c[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Prefers a position in cool, dappled shade in a moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil that does not become excessively dry in the summer[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
A mulch of leafmould, applied after the plants die down in spring, is beneficial[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
The flowers have an agreeable scent[
74
Title
Flora of the USSR.
Publication
 
Author
Komarov. V. L.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Israel Program for Scientific Translation
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The bulb and the flowers are a source of the alkaloid 'galantamine', which is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. Galantamine has been shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease and to alleviate many of its symptoms. The alkaloid has also been shown to encourage lucid dreaming and to also be of use in the treatment of a number of other conditions including poliomyelitis[
2249
Title
Galanthamine from snowdrop—the development of a modern drug against Alzheimer’s disease from local Caucasian knowled
Publication
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 92 (2004) 147-162
Author
Heinrich M. & Teoh H.L.
Website
http://10.1016/j.jep.2004.02.012
Publisher
 
Year
2004
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2024-12-13. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Galanthus+woronowii>

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