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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Onopordum acanthium (Asteraceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Tobah; Toba; Acanto Bastardo; Cardo Timonero; Acanzio; Wegdistel; Scotch Thistle; Cardo Asinino; Cardo Borriquero; Eselsdistel; Chardon Aux Anes; Cotton Thistle; Krebsdistel; Schotse Distel

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Use	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	English	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.
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	Iraq	Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Fever	Dutch	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
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	Iraq	Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Stomachic	German	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
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.