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Blessed Thistle

Cnicus benedictus

Blessed Thistle · Benediktenkraut · Chardon béni, Cnicaut béni · Kardobenediktenkraut · Korbendikt · benedikt lékařský · blessed thistle · blessed-thistle · cardo-bendito · cardo-bento · cardo-santo · áldott bárcs · Blessed thistle

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, UK, France, Czechoslovakia, US(Amerindian), US, Kurdistan, Iraq

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Apertif, Cancer, Catarrh, Cholagogue

Science studied: 2-ACETYLNORTRACHELOSIDE, ALPHA-AMYRIN, ARCTIIN, ASH

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Asteraceae

Scientific name: Cnicus benedictus

Common names: Blessed Thistle, Benediktenkraut, Chardon béni, Cnicaut béni, Kardobenediktenkraut, Korbendikt, benedikt lékařský, blessed thistle, blessed-thistle, cardo-bendito, cardo-bento, cardo-santo, áldott bárcs, Blessed thistle

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Elsewhere, UK, France, Czechoslovakia, US(Amerindian), US, Kurdistan and 5 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Apertif
Cancer
Catarrh
Cholagogue
Contraceptive
Depurative
Diaphoretic
Diuretic

show 21 more documented entries

Emetic
Emmenagogue
Fever
Hemostat
Homeopathy
Hysteria
Inflammation
Intoxicant
Liver
Lung
Respiratory
Scrofula
Stomachic
Sudorific
Tonic
Tumor(Spleen)
Vermifuge
Dyspepsia
Intestine
Medicine
Stomach

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

Turkey
Elsewhere
UK
France
Czechoslovakia
US(Amerindian)
US
Kurdistan
Iraq
Italy
US(Appalachia)
Spain

show 1 more documented entries

South Africa

Documented cultural uses

Apertif
Cancer
Catarrh
Cholagogue
Contraceptive
Depurative
Diaphoretic
Diuretic
Emetic
Emmenagogue
Fever
Hemostat

show 17 more documented entries

Homeopathy
Hysteria
Inflammation
Intoxicant
Liver
Lung
Respiratory
Scrofula
Stomachic
Sudorific
Tonic
Tumor(Spleen)
Vermifuge
Dyspepsia
Intestine
Medicine
Stomach

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

Apertif · Turkey · "
Apertif · Elsewhere · "
Cancer · UK · "
Cancer · France · "
Cancer · Czechoslovakia · "
Catarrh · Elsewhere · "
Cholagogue · Elsewhere · "
Contraceptive · US(Amerindian) · "
Depurative · Turkey · "
Diaphoretic · Elsewhere · "
Diuretic · Turkey · "
Diuretic · US · "
Emetic · Turkey · "
Emetic · US · "
Emmenagogue · Kurdistan · "
Emmenagogue · Turkey · "
Fever · Turkey · "
Fever · Elsewhere · "
Hemostat · Turkey · "
Homeopathy · Elsewhere · "
Hysteria · Elsewhere · "
Hysteria · US · "
Inflammation · US · "
Intoxicant · Iraq · "

22 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

In Vitro Evaluate the Antiproliferative Impact of Cnicus Benedictus L. Leaves Methanolic Extract on Cervical Cancer. · 2024 source ↗
Cnicus benedictus: Folk Medicinal Uses, Biological Activities, and In Silico Screening of Main Phytochemical Constituents. · 2024 source ↗
The hepatoprotective effects of the polyphenol-enriched n-butanol fraction of <i>Cnicus benedictus</i> against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis in rats: <i>In vivo</i> study. · 2024 source ↗