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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Centaurea calcitrapa

Common Name
Cardo Estrelado; Stern Flodkenblume; Kalketrip; Abrojo; Ippofesto; Calcatreppolo; Common Star Thistle; Abre Puno; Calcitrapa; Chausse Trape; Chardon Etoile

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Cholagogue Portuguese Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Corn Argentina Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Depurative German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Diuretic Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emmenagogue French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fistula India *
Gravel India *
Jaundice French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stone India *
Sudorific Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.