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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Onopordum acanthium

Common Name
Cardo Timonero, Chardon Aux Anes, Krebsdistel, Toba, Tobah, Schotse Distel, Cotton Thistle, Cardo Borriquero, Scotch Thistle, Cardo Asinino, Wegdistel, Eselsdistel, Acanzio, Acanto Bastardo

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Alterative Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Apertif French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Apertif Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Cancer Germany Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cholagogue Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Depurative Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Diuretic English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emmenagogue Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Emmenagogue Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Jaundice Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Sudorific Portuguese Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.