| Common noun: Wild teasel. |
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| Scientific noun: Dipsacus fullonum L. |
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| Family : Teasel family - Dipsacaceae |
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| Habitat: In humid places among the grass. |
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| Characteristics: Biennial plant of the teasel family - dipsacaceae - till 2 m. tall. Stems erect , rigid, all covered with prickles. Rosette of oblong leaves ,with short stalks which disappears in the second year to form a sort of cup of lanceolate leaves joined at the base. Flower- heads of purple flowers maturing first from below, surrounded by long bracts ending with a spine. |
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Active principles:
Unknown |
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Properties:
a) medicinal:
- Diuretic: To increase the production of urine in those cases of retention, when losing weight in obesity is desired, or in those cases related with rheumatoid diseases when it is very convenient to expel toxins through urinary tracts (3 cups a day of the infusion of 30 gr. of dry root per litre of water. Pour water on the root, leaving it to rest for 15 minutes)
- Sudorific : In respiratory diseases, cough, common cold, bronquitis, influenza, pain in the breast , etc. when it is recommended to increase transpiration, the same treatment seen above can be applied. |
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Picking up and storing : It is advised to pick up the root at the end of Summer or in Autumn. It must be dried in the shade a be kept in a dry airtight place.
 More information about natural medicine in the listing above.
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