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In article <3l4h3t$4kt@elron2.elron.net>, sfragman@elron.net wrote:

> Cynara scolymus originates from artichok leaves.
> I need any medical information available on this product and its medical uses.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Shavit Fragman
> sfragman@elron.net

Cynara scolymus is the botanical name of artichokes.
Here some basic information about it:
CYNARA SCOLYMUS (BOTANIC NAME)

    SYNONYMS/COMMON NAMES:  CYNARA SCLYMUS, ARTICHOKE, GLOBE ARTICHOKE
    FAMILY:  COMPOSITAE (CARDUUS TRIBE)
DESCRIPTION: A COARSE, THISTLE LIKE PERENNIAL HERB TO 5 FEET TALL.
LEAVES: GRAY-GREEN ABOVE, WHITE-HAIRY BENEATH INVOLUCRAL BRACTS OVATE,
THICKENED AT THE BASE. SOMETIMES TIPPED WITH A MUCH REDUCED SPINE
APICALLY
    FLOWERS:  PURPLISH-BLUE, TUBULAR
FRUIT: ACHENES (SEEDS) MORE OR LESS COMPRESSED AND 4-ANGLED GLABROUS.
USES: FLOWER HEADS ARE COOKED AS A VEGETABLE, THE RECEPTACLE AND FLESHY
BASES OF THE INVOLUCRAL BRACTS ARE EDIBLE.
DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE TO SOUTHERN EUROPE. CULTIVATED ELSEWHERE.
TOXICITY: DERMATITIS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN FOOD HANDLERS, VEGETABLE
SELLERS AND HOUSEWIVES. THE PLANT CONTAINS CYNAROPICRIN, A
SESQUITERENE LACTONE THAT IS ALLERGENIC.
REFERENCES: BAILEY LH AND BAILEY EZ: HORTUS THIRD. MACMILLIAN PUBLISHING
CO, INC., NEW YORK, 1976.
MITCHELL J AND ROOK H: BOTANICAL DERMATOLOGY. GREENGRASS, VANCOUVER,
1979.


I hope that is enough

Michael J. Lentze