Cirsium vulgare Common thistle (Compositae)

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Cirsium vulgare
Common thistle
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The Cirsium vulgare plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Compositae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Common thistle. Some home gardeners know the variety as C. lanceolatum. non Hill. Carduus lanceolatus.

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Latin Name:  Cirsium vulgare
Common Name:  Common thistle
Family:  Compositae
Author:  (Savi.)Ten.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  2   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Fields, waysides, gardens and waste places to 600 metres[17].

Medicinal Information: The roots have been used as a poultice and a decoction of the plant used as a poultice on sore jaws[257]. A hot infusion of the whole plant has been used as a herbal steam for treating rheumatic joints[257]. A decoction of the whole plant has been used both internally and externally to treat bleeding piles[257].

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