ARTICHOKE (Cynara cardunculus L. subsp. cardunculus)

ARTICHOKE (Cynara cardunculus L. subsp. cardunculus) +++
Synonym — Cynara scolymus L.
Activities (Artichoke) — Antiaggregant (1; MAB); Antiatherosclerotic (1; BGB); Antiemetic (1;
BGB; MAB); Antiinflammatory (1; APA); Antioxidant (1; MAB); Antispasmodic (1; BGB; SHT);
Antitumor (1; APA); Aperitif (1; PH2); Aphrodisiac (f; APA); Bitter (1; APA; PHR; PH2); Carminative
(2; BGB); Cholagogue (1; SHT); Cholekinetic (1; SHT); Choleretic (2; CAN; KOM; PH2;
SHT); Deodorant (f; MAB); Depurative (f; MAB); Digestive (f; PH2); Diuretic (1; APA; CAN;
HHB; MAB); Hepatoprotective (1; APA; BGB; CAN; MAB; SHT); Hepatotonic (1; BGB; CAN;
PH2); Hypocholesterolemic (2; BGB; CAN; MAB); Hypoglycemic (1; APA); Hypolipidemic (1;

 

CAN); Laxative (1; MAB); Lipolytic (1; BGB; MAB; PH2; SHT); Nephrotonic (1; MAB); Tonic
(f; PHR); Uricosuric (1; MAB).
Indications (Artichoke) — Albuminuria (f; HHB); Anemia (f; APA); Anorexia (2; MAB;
PHR; PH2); Arsenic-Poisoning (1; MAB); Arthrosis (1; APA; MAB); Ascites (1; MAB);
Atherosclerosis (1; APA; BGB; HHB; MAB); Bloating (f; APA); Body Odor (f; MAB); Cancer
(1; APA); Cardiopathy (1; BGB; CAN; MAB); Catarrh (f; HHB); Cholecystosis (2; PHR;
PH2); Cholestasis (1; MAB); Constipation (1; MAB); Cramp (1; BGB; SHT); Dermatosis (f;
HHB); Diabetes (1; APA; WOI); Dropsy (f; MAB; WOI); Dyspepsia (2; KOM; PH2); Edema
(f; MAB); Flatulence (2; APA; BGB; MAB); Frigidity (f; APA); Gallbladder (2; BGB; PHR;
SHT); Gallstone (f; APA; MAB; PHR; PH2); Gas (2; BGB); Gout (1; MAB); Hepatosis (2;
CAN; PHR; PH2; SHT); High Cholesterol (2; BGB; CAN; MAB); High Triglyceride (1; APA;
CAN; MAB); Hyperglycemia (1; APA); Impotence (f; APA); Inflammation (1; APA); Itch (f;
MAB); Jaundice (1; APA; HHB; MAB); Nausea (1; APA; MAB); Nephrosclerosis (f; MAB);
Obesity (1; CAN); Oliguria (f; MAB); Pain (1; APA); Renosis (1; MAB); Rheumatism (1;
MAB; WOI); Snakebite (f; APA); Stone (f; MAB; PH2); Thick Blood (1; MAB); Tumor (1;
APA); Uremia (f; MAB); Vomiting (1; APA; BGB; MAB); Water Retention (1; APA; CAN;
HHB; MAB).
Dosages (Artichoke) — Food farmacy; 2–3 (100 mg) capsule StX for 15 mg each caffeoylquinic
acids (APA); 1–4 g leaf 3 ×/day (CAN); 1.5–9 g dry leaf/day (MAB); 1–4 g root 3 ×/day (CAN);
1–4 g stem 3 ×/day (CAN); 3–8 ml fluid extract (1:2) (MAB); 500 mg dry extract (PH2).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Artichoke) — Not covered (AHP).“Hazards
and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Commission E reports
contraindications of hypersensitivity to artichoke and other Asteraceae; biliary obstruction or
gallstones (AEH; KOM). None expected (MAB). Sesquiterpene lactones are allergenic and may
cause dermatosis (CAN).

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