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Physician's Materia Medica on Blessed Thistle
BLESSED THISTLECNBE
The herb of CNICUS BENEDICTUS, Lin. Bitter tonic. hepatic stimulant, diaphoretic; in large doses emetic. Especially useful in dyspepsia with torpid liver.1
The herb of CNICUS BENEDICTUS, Lin. Bitter tonic. hepatic stimulant, diaphoretic; in large doses emetic. Especially useful in dyspepsia with torpid liver.1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.