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Family

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Synonym(s)

English name(s)

Spotted Golden Thistle

Hebrew Name(s)

khoakh 'aqod

חוֹחַ עָקֹד

Arabic Name(s)

shok asfar شوك أصفر
shoket el-far شوكة الفار
sinnariya munaqqata سنارية مبقطة
sinnariya سنارية

Life Form

Annual

Habitat

Mediterranean grasslands

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Medicinal Complaints / Uses

Scolymus maculatus L.

System/State	Traditional Complaint/Use	Activity / Interpretation	Traditional Preparation/ Administration	Parts Used	Source
Cancer	Cancer	Anti-carcinogenic	Preparation/ Admin/ Plant Part not specified.	Not specified	B
Dermatological	Open boil	Anti-Infective, Vulnerary	Burn dried plant, crush into fine powder, mix + olive oil to paste & apply to boil x1/day.	Aerial parts	Z
General	Swelling	Anti-hydropic	Decoct plant in water, cool, filter & apply decoction topically as hot compress.	Aerial parts	Z
Wound Healing	Stop bleeding & prevent wound infection as an anti-septic	Anti-septic Haemostatic	Apply to wound any of the following: 1. Drops of latex (juice) from fresh plant. 2. Ashes of dried, burnt plant crushed into fine powder and/or + olive oil. 3. Cooled & strained decoction of plant in water.	Aerial parts, Latex	Z

Notes

Cautions

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