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Artichoke halves in wood bowl
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| Common Names |
| Artichoke, Globe , |
| Botanical Name |
| Cynara scolymus |
| Family |
| ASTERACEAE or COMPOSITAE Sunflower family |
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Digestion/Indigestion *
Heart Tonics/Cordials *
Kidney *
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| Parts Used: Flower heads as vegetable, dried leaves medicinal |
| Constituents:A bitte principle (cynarin and sesquiterpene lactones), flavonoids including scolymoside, in-ulin, cynaropictin and several enzymes, taraxasterol, sugars, and a volatile oil. |
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The artichoke is a common vegetable that also had traditional uses in herbal medicine. The plant is used as a digestive tonic, a liver tonic and in Europe the plant is widely used to treat arteriosclerosis. Mabey, Richard ,40 |
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Prep Methods :Powdered herb, teas, capsules and extracts
 Remedies using Artichoke, Globe
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| Don't use artichoke leaf if you have gallstones, safety data for pregnant or nursing women has not been established. |
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