Tuesday, 16 April 2024

Plants We Used to Use 521. Yellow star thistle

Powdered Yellow star thistle (Centaurea solstitialis) seeds, were used to treat kidney stones. The powdered root was also said to cure fistula (an abnormal connection between two body parts) and gravel (small stones in the kidney and urinary bladder).

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