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[[File:Cnicus benedictus flor.jpg|thumb|right|''Cnicus benedictus'', ''spotted thistle'']]
'''Cnicus benedictus''' (St. Benedict's thistle, blessed thistle, holy thistle or spotted thistle), is a thistle-like plant in the family Asteraceae, . It is native to the Mediterranean region, from Portugal north to southern France and east to Iran. It is known in other parts of the world, including parts of North America, as an introduced species and often a noxious weed.
==Uses==
{{Uses|feverCold}}, {{Uses|coldFlu}}, {{Uses|fluDepression}}, {{Uses|depression.}}, {{Uses|menstrual Menstrual cramps}}, {{Uses|menopause}}, {{Uses|artichokeMenopause}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|leavesLeaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=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==
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
===Other features===
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Cnicus benedictus 001.JPG
File:Blessed Milk Thistle (6377308057)Cnicus benedictus hojas.jpg|Leaf
File:Cnicus benedictus 002.JPG
File:2006-10-22Silybum marianum01Cnicusbenedictus.jpg|SeedFile:2006-10-22Silybum marianum02.jpgFile:Silybum marianum and chrysanthemums.jpgFile:Silybum marianum 0002.JPG
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/blessed-thistle-herb.html "chemical Chemical description"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "flowers Flowers description"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.outsidepride.com/seed/herb-seed/blessed-thistle.html "Blessed Thistle Seeds"Cultivation details]</ref>
</references>
* [http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Cnicus_benedictus Cnicus benedictus on Practical Plants]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Asteraceae]]
