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CNICUS BENEDICTUS [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Medicinal Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

This annual grows to 2 feet in height and has spiny, toothed, lobed leaves. The plant produces many-flowered yellow heads.

CONT

Because of its bitter taste, blessed thistle is used as a digestive tonic....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes médicinales
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante spontanée dans les terrains secs et sablonneux du Bassin méditerranéen.

CONT

Un mélange de chardon béni et de petite centaurée a été préconisé contre l'épilepsie.

Key term(s)
  • chardon bénit

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de plantas medicinales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2016-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

... an annual plant which grows wild in southern Europe and western Asia and is cultivated elsewhere ... occasionally found wild in North America.... Strong tea acts as an emetic and should be used cautiously. The plant can be made into a poultice or the tea used externally for chilblains, wounds, and sores.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Famille des Composées

OBS

Habitat : Europe méditerranéenne, rare au Québec. Excellent fibrifuge et antiseptique en usage externe. Les préparations sont amères et difficile à boire. Le chardon a été importé de l'Inde en Europe au XVe siècle.

Spanish

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