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Cirsium vulgare. Scotch thistle. Kōtimana. Pūngitangita

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Scotch thistle

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The stems are heated on embers and squeezed to obtain the juice which is used as a quick healer for cuts and sores (Adams 1945).

Related species used in China and Southeast Asia for healing of wounds (Perry, L. M. 1980 ; cited in Brooker, Cambie and Cooper 1987). See also Riley 1994.

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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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