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[[File:Lactuca serriola.jpg|thumb|right|''Lactuca serriola'', ''prickly lettuce'']]
'''Lactuca serriola''', also called '''prickly lettuce, milk thistle''' (not to be confused with Silybum marianum, also called milk thistle) '''compass plant, and scarole''',<ref name="int"/> 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.
== Description Uses== Lactuca serriola has a spineless reddish stem{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, containing a milky latex{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, growing from 30 to 200 cm (12 to 79 in).{{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
== Uses Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
==Common name=Rasa===
== References =Veerya===
===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==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"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> ==References== <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[https://npgswebwww.ars-grinsciencedirect.govcom/gringlobalscience/taxonomydetail.aspxarticle/pii/S0378874112006393?21365 via%3Dihub "GRIN Taxonomysciencedirect"]</ref> <ref name="desLeaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.efloraswildflowers-guide.orgcom/florataxon39-agrimony.aspx?flora_idhtml "wayback machine"]</ref> <ref name=1&taxon_id=242328083 Flora of North America, Lactuca serriola Linnaeus, Cent"Uses">[http://www. Pl. II. 29. 1756homeremediess.com/agrimonia-eupatoria-medicinal-uses-and-images/ "traditional medicine"]</ref> <ref name="usesHow to plant/cultivate">[http://www.survivalpracticalplants.org.au/bf_lactuca_serriola.php wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "Lactuca serriolapractical palnts"]</ref>
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== External Links ==
[[Category:Herbs]]