Welted Thistle
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.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.
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