Galega officinalis

Galega officinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Galega
Species:	G. officinalis
Binomial name
	Galega officinalis; L.
Synonyms
	List Accorombona tricolor (Hook.) Benth. ex Walp. (1842) ; Callotropis tricolor (Hook.) G.Don (1832) ; Galega alba Schult. (1809) ; Galega bicolor Boiss. & Hausskn. (1868) ; Galega biloba Sweet (1826) ; Galega coronilloides Freyn & Sint. (1893) ; Galega officinalis var. albiflora Halácsy (1900) ; Galega patula Steven (1856) ; Galega persica Pers. (1807) ; Galega tricolor Hook. (1825) ; Galega vulgaris Lam. (1779) ; Tephrosia tricolor (Hook.) Sweet (1830) ; ;

Galega officinalis, commonly known as galega^[2] or goat's-rue,^[3] is a herbaceous plant in the subfamily Faboideae of the legume family Fabaceae.^[4] It is native to parts of northern Africa, western Asia and Europe, but is widely cultivated and naturalised elsewhere.^[4]^[2] The plant has been extensively cultivated as a forage crop, an ornamental, a bee plant, and as green manure.^[4]^[5]

G. officinalis is rich in galegine, a substance with blood glucose-lowering activity and the foundation for the discovery of metformin,^[6] Italian fitch,^[6] a treatment for managing symptoms of diabetes mellitus.^[7] In ancient herbalism, goat's-rue was used as a diuretic.^[8] It can be poisonous to mammals, but is a food for various insects.^[4]

^ "Galega officinalis L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Galega officinalis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Galega officinalis (goatsrue)". Invasive Species Compendium, CAB International. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ Lasseigne, Alex (2003-11-03). "Invasive Plants of the Eastern United States: Galega sp". US Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ ^a ^b Shenfield, G (April 2013). "Metformin: Myths, misunderstandings and lessons from history". Australian Prescriber. 36 (2): 38–39. doi:10.18773/austprescr.2013.017.
^ Bailey CJ, Day C (2004). "Metformin: its botanical background". Practical Diabetes International. 21 (3): 115–117. doi:10.1002/pdi.606. S2CID 208203689.
^ "Goat's rue". Drugs.com. 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[POWO-1] "Galega officinalis L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[GRIN-2] "Galega officinalis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

[BSBI07-3] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[cabi-4] "Galega officinalis (goatsrue)". Invasive Species Compendium, CAB International. Retrieved 2017-12-23.

[invasive-5] Lasseigne, Alex (2003-11-03). "Invasive Plants of the Eastern United States: Galega sp". US Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2017-12-23.

[AP-6] Shenfield, G (April 2013). "Metformin: Myths, misunderstandings and lessons from history". Australian Prescriber. 36 (2): 38–39. doi:10.18773/austprescr.2013.017.

[Metformin-7] Bailey CJ, Day C (2004). "Metformin: its botanical background". Practical Diabetes International. 21 (3): 115–117. doi:10.1002/pdi.606. S2CID 208203689.

[drugs-8] "Goat's rue". Drugs.com. 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

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