Herb latin name: Welted Thistle,Welted Thistle Extract

Latin name: Carduus crispus

Family: Compositae

Medicinal use of Welted Thistle: The root is alterative and anodyne.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Waste ground, cultivated fields and roadsides in Japan.

Edible parts of Welted Thistle: Young leaves - cooked. An emergency food, used when all else fails.

Other uses of the herb: The seed of all species of thistles yields a good oil by expression. No details of potential yields etc are given.

Propagation of Welted Thistle: Seed - sow spring in situ.

Cultivation of the herb: Waste ground, cultivated fields and roadsides in Japan.

Known hazards of Carduus crispus: The root may be slightly toxic.

Herb latin name: Welted Thistle,Welted Thistle Extract

Latin name: Carduus crispus

Family: Compositae

Medicinal use of Welted Thistle: The root is alterative and anodyne.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Waste ground, cultivated fields and roadsides in Japan.

Edible parts of Welted Thistle: Young leaves - cooked. An emergency food, used when all else fails.

Other uses of the herb: The seed of all species of thistles yields a good oil by expression. No details of potential yields etc are given.

Propagation of Welted Thistle: Seed - sow spring in situ.

Cultivation of the herb: Waste ground, cultivated fields and roadsides in Japan.

Known hazards of Carduus crispus: The root may be slightly toxic.