Cirsium ochrocentrum

Cirsium ochrocentrum
Family:Cirsium ochrocentrum; Contraceptive; Diaphoretic; Diuretic; Hypoglycaemic; Skin; VD.
Common name:Yellow spined thistle
The entire plant is diaphoretic and diuretic. It is infused overnight in cold water and the water is then drunk in the treatment of syphilis. A liquid from the boiled blossoms has been used to treat burns and skin sores. A decoction of the root has been taken by both partners as a contraceptive. It has also been taken five times a day in the treatment of diabetes.

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