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Post by Sam on Jan 15, 2015 4:24:15 GMT -5
The whole plant, specially root and fruit, is used as medicine. The compounds extracted from Xanthium are cooling, laxative, fattening, anthelmintic, alexiteric, tonic, digestive, antipyretic, and improves appetite, voice, complexion, and memory. It cures leucoderma, biliousness, poisonous bites of insects, epilepsy, salivation and fever. The plant of Xanthium yields xanthinin which acts as a plant growth regulator. Antibacterial activity of xanthinin has also been reported. Seed yields a semi-drying edible oil (30-35%) which resembles sunflower oil and used in bladder infection, herpes, and erysipelas. Cake can be used as manure whereas shell can be used as activated carbon. The plant has been reported as fatal to cattle and pigs. I try to look up uses and cautions on most of the plants I take pictures of. The cockle burr in these photos is the one that you'll often find tangled in your pets hair. Hunting dogs, especially spaniels with long hair can have their coat totally matted in these. Sometimes the easiest way to remove them it to cut the animals hair.
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Post by jerrismama on Jan 15, 2015 8:52:47 GMT -5
Other wise known as a big FAT PAIN IN THE ASS !
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Post by Sam on Jan 15, 2015 11:09:13 GMT -5
... yes ma'am ...
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Post by tiki on Jan 15, 2015 17:52:56 GMT -5
Thank you Sam I donno are they at here but I'm gonna check it.
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Post by Sam on Jan 15, 2015 20:47:02 GMT -5
They can be a real problem if they get matted into your pets hair. Kind of aggravating in shoe laces too >: (
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Post by tiki on Jan 16, 2015 0:21:42 GMT -5
OK tomorrow probably I'm gonna post tulsi pic.
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