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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Centaurea calcitrapa (Asteraceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Abrojo; Calcatreppolo; Chardon Etoile; Abre Puno; Stern Flodkenblume; Ippofesto; Calcitrapa; Cardo Estrelado; Kalketrip; Chausse Trape; Common Star Thistle

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Use	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.