Canada Thistle | Cirsium arvense

Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense




Habitat: Tall Grass Prairie


Active Ingredient: Folic acid


Chemical Structure:
 


Uses:
Skin Eruptions
Skin Ulcers
Poison Ivy Rash


Preparation: Leaf Tea Tonic applied to skin.


Links:


 Foster, S. (2013). Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central America (Third ed., pp. 1-450). Boston, New York: Peterson. 

Edible and medicinal properties of invasive weeds- Canada Thistle. (2012, February 18). Retrieved September 10, 2015, from https://vifarms.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/edible-and-medicinal-properties-of-invasive-weeds-canada-thistle/


 Folic acid. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folic_acid 

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