Plant Details

Accepted name:: Cynara cardunculus L. [Asteraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 3

Cynara cardunculus subsp. cardunculus

Cynara cardunculus subsp. zingaroensis (Raimondo & Domina) Raimondo & Domina

Cynara cardunculus subsp. flavescens Wiklund

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
agrioagkinara	Other	Wild Edible Pls. of Paphos & Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
agrioangynára	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
alcachofa	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. in N Peru (Revene et al., 2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
alcachofa exto	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
alcachofra	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
alcaucil	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
alcaucoe	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
arkotzynara	Other	Wild Edible Pls. of Paphos & Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
artichaut	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
artichaut commun	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
artichiocco	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
artichoke	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
artichoke leaf	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
artichoke thistle	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
artischocke	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
artischockenblaetter-trockenextract	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
artiskok	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
carcioffa	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
carciofo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
carciuffolo	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
cardo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cardo alcachofero	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
cardo de comer	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
cardo senzaspine	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
cardon d'espagne	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cardoon	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
cynarae folium	Pharmaceutical	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
dofital ‘roza	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
edible thistle	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
enginar	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
folium cynarae	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
garden artichoke	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
gemüseartischocke	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
globe artichoke	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
harshaf-e-barri	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
hathi choka	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hatichuk	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kafkaromana	Other	Wild Edible Pls. of Paphos & Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
kafkaroua	Other	Wild Edible Pls. of Paphos & Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
kafkaroúes	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
kangar	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kangari dahri	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kardon	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kardone	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kharshoul	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kharsuf	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kherchouf	Other	Spp. Substitution in Med. Roots & Toxicity (Ouarghidi et al., 2012)
kunjor	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
scotch thistle	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
scottish thistle	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
som-eonggeongqui	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
spanish artich	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
αγριοαγκυνάρα	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
καφκαρούες	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
حرشف بری	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
Root		Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Leaf	Dry leaf	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
leaves, Succulent receptacle		Wild Edible Pls. of Paphos & Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
leaf, receptacle		Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
leaf, vase, leaf stem		Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
root		Spp. Substitution in Med. Roots & Toxicity (Ouarghidi et al., 2012)
leaf	dry extract	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
leaf	dried leaf	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
leaf	Whole or cut, dried leaf	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Carduus cardunculus (L.) Baill. Traité Bot. Méd. Phan. 2: 1145 (1884).
Cynara scolymus subsp. cardunculus (L.) Bonnier & Layens Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 175 (1894).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cynara cardunculus	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Cynara cardunculus L.	British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Ethnobot. in W Granada Province, Spain (Benítez et al., 2010) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014) Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013) Med. Pl. in N Peru (Revene et al., 2008) Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) Spp. Substitution in Med. Roots & Toxicity (Ouarghidi et al., 2012) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023) Wild Edible Pls. of Paphos & Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

Cynara cardunculus

Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Cynara cardunculus L.

British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
Ethnobot. in W Granada Province, Spain (Benítez et al., 2010)
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)
Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
Med. Pl. in N Peru (Revene et al., 2008)
Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015)
SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015)
Spp. Substitution in Med. Roots & Toxicity (Ouarghidi et al., 2012)
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
Wild Edible Pls. of Paphos & Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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