Mountain thistle: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Mountain thistle in English is the name of a plant defined with Acanthus montanus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cheilopsis montana Nees (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1847)
· Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. (2005)
· Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. (2001)
· Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (1863)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) (1832)
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