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Sayre, 1917: A Manual of Organic Materia Medica. > Phanerogams. > 117. Compositae.—Composite Family. >

566. Cnicus arvensis.—Canada thistle.

Botanical name: 
Cirsium arvense

566. CNICUS ARVENSIS Hoffmann.—CANADA THISTLE. An indigenous plant, the rhizome of which is popularly used for its astringent properties.

A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, 1917, was written by Lucius E. Sayre, B.S. Ph. M.

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