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[[File:Lactuca serriola.jpg|thumb|right|''Lactuca serriola'', ''prickly lettuce'']]
 
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'''Lactuca serriola''', also called '''prickly lettuce, milk thistle''' (not to be confused with Silybum marianum, also called milk thistle) '''compass plant, and scarole''' is an annual or biennial plant in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family. It has a slightly fetid odor and is commonly considered a weed of orchards, roadsides and field crops.
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'''Lactuca serriola''' is an annual or biennial plant in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family. It has a slightly fetid odor and is commonly considered a weed of orchards, roadsides and field crops. Lactuca serriola is known as the compass plant because in the Sun the upper leaves twist round to hold their margins upright.
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Lactuca serriola is known as the compass plant because in the Sun the upper leaves twist round to hold their margins upright.
 
  
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Acetylcholine chloride, atropine sulfate, carbachol, dicyclomine, dimethylsulfoxide, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, glucose<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple||lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets and Leaf arrangement is alternate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|blue to purple, and yellow|5-20|the flower head has ray flowers only, meaning all of the individual flowers of the flower head have a strap-shaped ray}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
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{{Fruit|Simple|7–10|at least a part of the plume is made up of fine bristles|Tuft or plume on fruit|many}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Prefers a light sandy loam in a sunny position<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
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<references>  
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/304394/ "Chemicals"]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/lactuca/serriola/ "plant charecteristics"]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Uses">[http://www.homeremediess.com/agrimonia-eupatoria-medicinal-uses-and-images/ "traditional medicine"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Lactuca+serriola "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical palnts"]</ref>
 
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
  
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* [https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?21365 Lactuca serriola on U S national plant germ plasm system]
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* [https://www.survival.org.au/bf_lactuca_serriola.php Lactuca serriola on survival .org]
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* [http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Lactuca_serriola Lactuca serriola on practical plants.org]
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* [https://commonsensehome.com/prickly-wild-lettuce/ Prickly Wild Lettuce – Garden Lettuce’s Wild Cousin]
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* [http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/prickly-lettuce Lactuca serriola on nature gate.org]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 09:51, 18 May 2018

Lactuca serriola, prickly lettuce

Lactuca serriola is an annual or biennial plant in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family. It has a slightly fetid odor and is commonly considered a weed of orchards, roadsides and field crops. Lactuca serriola is known as the compass plant because in the Sun the upper leaves twist round to hold their margins upright.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Acetylcholine chloride, atropine sulfate, carbachol, dicyclomine, dimethylsulfoxide, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, glucose[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets and Leaf arrangement is alternate

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long blue to purple, and yellow 5-20 the flower head has ray flowers only, meaning all of the individual flowers of the flower head have a strap-shaped ray

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple 7–10 at least a part of the plume is made up of fine bristles Tuft or plume on fruit many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a light sandy loam in a sunny position[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Roadsides.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "Chemicals"
  2. ↑ "plant charecteristics"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation details"

External Links

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