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Family

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Synonym(s)

Atractylis comosa (Spreng.) Sieber ex Cass. Feinbrunia speciosa (DC.) K.Schmid

English name(s)

Beautiful Distaff-thistle

Hebrew Name(s)

khurshaf metzuyatz

חֻרְשָׁף מְצֻיָּץ

Arabic Name(s)

janah el-tair جناح الطير

Life Form

phanerophyte shrub

Habitat

Desert
Thermophilous plants

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Medicinal Complaints / Uses

Carlina comosa (Spreng.) Greuter.

System/State	Traditional Complaint/Use	Activity / Interpretation	Traditional Preparation/ Administration	Parts Used	Source
Gastrointestinal	Abdominal pain	Carminative	Cook whole plant (aerial parts +root) in water & drink.	Aerial parts	Z
Oral Health	Mouth odor/ bad breath after eating garlic or onions	Mouth wash	Chew the peel of the root	Aerial parts	Z

System/State

Traditional
Complaint/Use

Activity / Interpretation

Traditional
Preparation/ Administration

Parts Used

Source

Gastrointestinal

Abdominal pain

Carminative

Cook whole plant (aerial parts +root) in water & drink.

Aerial parts

Oral Health

Mouth odor/ bad breath after eating garlic or onions

Mouth wash

Chew the peel of the root

Aerial parts

Notes

Cautions

Carlina genus contains species which contain diterpene glycosides that can be toxic. May cause allergies in people sensitive to the Asteracea family.

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