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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Carduus nutans L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Carduus armenus Boiss., Carduus coloratus Tamamsch., Carduus macrocephalus Desf., Carduus macrolepis Peterm., Carduus nutans Boiss. ex Nyman, Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef., Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus (Desf.) Nyman, Carduus nutans subsp. macrolepis (Peterm.) Kazmi, Carduus nutans subsp. nutans, Carduus nutans var. armenus Boiss., Carduus nutans var. leiophyllus (Petrovic) Arènes, Carduus nutans var. macrocephalus (Desf.) B. Boivin, Carduus nutans var. songaricus C.G.A. Winkl. ex O. Fedtsch. & B. Fedtsch., Carduus nutans var. vestitus (Hallier) B. Boivin, Carduus schischkinii Tamamsch., Carduus songaricus (C.G.A. Winkl. ex O. Fedtsch. & B. Fedtsch.) Tamamsch., Carduus thoermeri Weinm..

References regarding Carduus nutans L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora (1844)
· Flora Orientalis (1875)
· Consp. Fl. Eur. (1879)
· Conspectus Florae Graecae (1902)
· Consp. Fl. Turkest. (1911)
· The Canadian Field-Naturalist (1954)
· Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München (1964)
· Le Naturaliste Canadien (1967)
· Phytologia (1972)

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