Observasjon: Cynara cardunculus L. (Andrzej Konstantynowicz 5. juli 2024) Verdensfloraen

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Cynara cardunculus L.

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Cynara cardunculus L.

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It is thought to have originated in Ethiopia.
Edible plant - Flower buds - raw or cooked, used before the flowers open; flowering stems peeled and eaten raw or cooked with a sweet nutty flavour; young leaf stems as a celery substitute, they are normally blanched to remove the bitterness and then boiled or eaten raw.
Herbal plant -  leaves contain cynarin, bitter-tasting compound, which improves liver and gall bladder function, stimulates the secretion of digestive juices, especially bile, and lowers blood cholesterol levels; they are used internally in the treatment of chronic liver and gall bladder diseases, jaundice, hepatitis, arteriosclerosis and the early stages of late-onset diabetes.
Usable plant - the dried flowers are a rennet substitute, used for curdling plant milk; a dark grey dye is obtained from the leaves.

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Cynara cardunculus L.

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