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Non-scientific name:

blessed thistle

11 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Drug form: Plant parts:
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004) Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. dried ripe fruit fruit
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Cnicus benedictus L. Cnicus benedictus L. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Cnicus benedictus L. Cnicus benedictus L. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L.
Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013) Cnicus benedictus L. Cnicus benedictus L. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. upper plant parts
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Cnicus benedictus L. Cnicus benedictus L. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. Herb
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L.
Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Cnicus benedictus Cnicus benedictus L. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Cnicus benedictus L. Cnicus benedictus L. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L.
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Carduus benedictus Carduus benedictus Steud. Centaurea benedicta var. benedicta

66 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "blessed thistle":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
akùb Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
artichnuat sauvage Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
ash sherka al mubaraka Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
benedikt aptečnyj Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
benediktenkraut Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
bitterdistel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
bull thistle Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cang ye hua Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
carbenia benedicta Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
cardo blanco Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cardo de burro Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cardo mariano Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cardo santo Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
cardo-bento Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
cardo-santo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
carduo mariano Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
carduus benedictus Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
centaurea benedicta whole Other Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
chardon argente Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
chardon beni Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
chardon bénit Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
chardon-marie Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cnici benedicti herba Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
cnicus Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
derga peroza Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
frauendistelfrüchte Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
fructus cardui mariae Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
fructus silybi mariae Pharmaceutical WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
fruit de chardon marie Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
holy thistle Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
kardbenedikt Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
kharshat barri Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
khorfeish Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
knikus blagoslovennyj Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
knikus blagoslovennyy Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
kocakavkas Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
kushkunmas Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
kuub Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
lady’s milk Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
lady’s thistle Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
lait de notre dame Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
marian thistle Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mariazami Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mariendistel Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mariendistelfrüchte Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
marienkörner Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
maritighal Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mild marian thistle Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
milkthistle Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mubarek diken Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
máriatövis-termés Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
pternix Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
saryq gul Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
shawkeddiman Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
silberdistil Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
silybe Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
silybon Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
silybum Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
st mary’sthistle Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
tarmal knikus Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
thistle Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
thistle of the blessed virgin Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
true thistle Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
variegated marian thistle Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
volchets kudryavyy Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
épine blanche Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)