Nombre común | heather, common heather

Nombre Científico | Calluna vulgaris

Parte usada | Flower

Compuestos activos conocidos | quercetin, chlorogenic acid, catechin, epicatechin

Beneficios potenciales en cosméticos | anti-oxidant, anti-microbial

Nombre del producto | Heather-APD, Heather-ANB

Historia de la Planta 

Calluna vulgaris, known as common heather, ling, or heather, is the only species in the genus Calluna. It is an evergreen flowering shrub widely growing in western Europe and Asia. C. vulgaris produces oblong, triangular or slightly elongated leaves with bell-shaped flowers in clusters. It is thought that the genus name Calluna comes from the Greek “Kallyno”, meaning “to cleanse”, “beautify”, or “to sweep”. Heather has a long history of use as a medicinal herb. The flowering shoots were considered antiseptic, astringent, diuretic, expectorant, and mildly sedative and made into an infusion for the treatment of coughs, colds, or bladder and kidney disorders.

Constituents and bioactivities of heather plants have been reported. Phenolic compounds such as methoxy myricetin deoxyhexoside, quercetin, chlorogenic acid, catechin, and epicatechin were found to be abundant in heather flowers. Anti-oxidant activities of heather flowers were confirmed by DPPH and FRAP assays. Additionally, heather flowers showed anti-microbial activity against Staphylococcus epidermidis and S. aureus.