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

Ethnobotanical Plant Cnicus benedictus

Common Name
Mubarek Diken, Blessed Thistle, Chardon Beni, Derga Peroza, Ash Sherka Al Mubaraka, Cardo Santo

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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
Apertif Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Apertif Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Apertif Elsewhere *
Cancer UK Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer France Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer Czechoslovakia Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer South Africa Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Catarrh Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cholagogue Elsewhere *
Contraceptive US(Amerindian) Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Depurative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diaphoretic Elsewhere *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Diuretic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Dyspepsia Elsewhere *
Emetic US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Emetic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emmenagogue Kurdistan Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.