| Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) | 
    
      | Scientific name | Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link | 
    
      | Synonyms | Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link forma sulphureus (Goldring) Rehder; Cytisus
      scoparius (L.) Link subsp. andreanus (Puissant) Dippel; Cytisus scoparius
      (L.) Link var. andreanus (Puissant) Dippel; Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link
      var. prostratus C. Bailey; Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. sulphureus
      Goldring; Genista andreana Puissant; Genista scoparia (L.) Lamarck; Sarothamnus
      scoparius (L.) Wimmer ex W. D. J. Koch; Sarothamnus scoparius (L.) Wimmer
      ex W. D. J. Koch var. prostratus C. Bailey; Sarothamnus vulgaris Wimmer;
      Spartium scoparium L. | 
    
      | Common name | (Japanese common name) eni-shida [golden sparrow branches] | 
    
      | (English common name) broomtops, common broom, European broom, Irish broom, Scottish broom | 
    
      | Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu | 
    
      | (Other nations) [native] Europe | 
    
      | Chromosomal number | 2n=46 | 
    
      | Description | Plants 2-3m tall. Flowers yellow, flowering in May. Deciduous. Shrub. | 
    
      | Reference | Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link | 
    
      | Method and compound for treatment of arthritic conditions in dogs (US Patent 4258035/1981) | 
    
      | Acidiferous 17-normal-pentyl sparteine tartaric and fumaric acid salts pharmaceutical compositions thereof (US Patent 4451468/1984) | 
    
      | Cosmetic composition for the treatment of the hair and skin comprising a powder of flowers or flower tops and a cohesion agent (US Patent 4459285/1984) | 
    
      | Fluorometirc enzyme inhibition immunoassay for measuring potency of allergen extracts (US Patent 4528267/1985) | 
    
      | Cosmetic compositions for the treatment of the hair and skin contain in the form of a powder particles resulting from the pulverization of at least one plant substance and a cohesion agent (US Patent 4569839/1986) | 
    
      | Stable allergenic extracts and methods (US Patent 4716120/1987) | 
    
      | Cosmetic composition for the treatment of the hair and skin comprising a powder of flowers or flower tops and a cohesion agent (US Patent 4746510/1988) | 
    
      | Spartein compounds, their preparation and use (US Patent 4755520/1988) | 
    
      | Cosmetic compositions for the treatment of the hair and skin contain in the form of a powder particles resulting from the pulverization of at least one plant substance and a cohesion agent (US Patent 4767618/1988) | 
    
      | Assaying allergen specific IgE levels with fluorogenic enzyme labeled antibody (US Patent 4849337/1989) | 
    
      | 4G -alpha-D-glucopyranosyl rutin, and its preparation and uses (US Patent 5026833/1991) | 
    
      | Preparation and uses of alpha-glycosyl rutin (US Patent 5145781/1992) | 
    
      | Larvicidal lectins and plant insect resistance based thereon (US Patent 5407454/1995) | 
    
      | Derivative of caffeic acid, oraposide, and cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions, in particular dermatological compositions, containing it (US Patent 5719129/1998) | 
    
      | Method of using lectins for contraception (US Patent 5766632/1998) | 
    
      | Process for the purification of aqueous extracts containing allergenically active proteins, extracts obtainable according to this process as well as their use (US Patent 5770698/1998) | 
    
      | Prophylaxis against diseases tramsmittable by sexual contact, and therapy of such diseases (US Patent 5840771/1998) | 
    
      | Quinazolinone derivative, hair growth promoter and external composition for skin using the same (US Patent 5972929/1999) | 
    
      | Method of using lectins for therapy of diseases transmittable by sexual contact (US Patent 6159174/2000) | 
    
      | 1,2-di-substituted benzene-carboxamide derivative, hair growth promoter and external composition for skin using the same (US Patent 6114325/2000) | 
    
      | Moistened cosmetic eye treatment fads (US Patent 6159487/2000) | 
    
      | Preparation for the application of agents in mini-droplets (US Patent 6165500/2000) | 
    
      | Method of using lectins for contraception and prophylaxis against diseases transmittable by sexual contact and condom containing lectins (US Patent 6074671/2000) | 
    
      | [6-(substituted-methyl)-3-cyclohexenyl] formamide derivative, hair growth promoter and external composition for skin (US Patent 6174885/2001) | 
    
      | Benzimidazole derivative, hair growth promoter and external composition for skin using the same (US Patent 6204264/2001) | 
    
      | Process for the preparation of a stable, homogeneous, extract free or nearly free from secondary reaction products (US Patent 6207164/2001) | 
    
      | Anti-deterioration agent for food flavors, method for preventing deterioration of food flavors, and foods containing anti-deterioration agent for food flavors (US Patent 6475544/2002) | 
    
      | (2-Substituted oxyphenyl) alkanamide derivative, hair growth promoter and external composition for skin using the same (US Patent 6339154/2002) | 
    
      | Methods for obtaining taxanes (US Patent 6638742/2003) | 
    
      | Selective destruction of cells infected with human immunodeficiency virus (US Patent 6627197/2003) | 
    
      | (2-substituted oxyphenyl)alkanamide derivative, hair growth promoter and external composition for skin using the same (US Patent 6573297/2003) | 
    
      | Method of using lectins for contraception, prophylaxis against diseases transmittable by sexual contact, and therapy of such diseases, and apparatus for administering lectins (US Patent 6743773/2004) | 
    
      | Selective destruction of cells infected with human immunodeficiency virus (US Patent 7018633/2006) | 
    
      | Method of using lectins for agglutination and collection of menstrual flow (WIPO Patent WO/1996/038115) | 
    
      | Delivery of bio-available compounds with anhydrous topical preparations (WIPO Patent WO/2006/081293) | 
    
      | Note | Naturalized plants (introduced as garden plants in 1673-1681). Invasive
      plants. |