botanical record · discovered
Star-Thistle
Centaurea calcitrapa
Star-Thistle · Calcatreppola · Centauree etoilee · Centaurée chausse-trape · Centaurée chausse-trape, Centaurée chausse-trappe · Centaurée chausse-trappe · Fiordaliso stellato · Fussangel-Flockenblume · Fussangelflockenblume · Kalketrip · Red Star-thistle
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Portuguese, German, Dutch, India, Spanish, Italian, US, Argentina
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cholagogue, Depurative, Diuretic, Fistula
Science studied: BETA-AMYRIN, APIGENIN-7-METHYLGALACTURONIDE, ARACHIDIC-ACID, BEHENIC-ACID
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: Centaurea calcitrapa
Common names: Star-Thistle, Calcatreppola, Centauree etoilee, Centaurée chausse-trape, Centaurée chausse-trape, Centaurée chausse-trappe, Centaurée chausse-trappe, Fiordaliso stellato, Fussangel-Flockenblume, Fussangelflockenblume, Kalketrip, Red Star-thistle
History
The source record documents this plant in Portuguese, German, Dutch, India, Spanish, Italian, US, Argentina and 2 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cholagogue
- Depurative
- Diuretic
- Fistula
- Gravel
- Stimulant
- Stone
- Sudorific
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- Tonic
- Fever
- Corn
- Emmenagogue
- Jaundice
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Portuguese
- German
- Dutch
- India
- Spanish
- Italian
- US
- Argentina
- Spain
- French
Documented cultural uses
- Cholagogue
- Depurative
- Diuretic
- Fistula
- Gravel
- Stimulant
- Stone
- Sudorific
- Tonic
- Fever
- Corn
- Emmenagogue
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- Jaundice
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BETA-AMYRIN
- APIGENIN-7-METHYLGALACTURONIDE
- ARACHIDIC-ACID
- BEHENIC-ACID
- CENTAURIN
- CICHORIIN
- FAT
- INULIN
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- NARINGENIN
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PECTIN
- RUTIN
- QUERCETIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
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- STEARIC-ACID
- APIGENIN
- ASTRAGALIN
- CHOLINE
- CNICIIN
- LIGNOCERIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- PROTEIN
- SCABIOLIDE
- STIZOLPHINE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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