Echinops herbal material

Echinops

Overview

Aliases

Wind-tail thorn; dragon tongue; calming-worry herb; old crow tongue; immortal’s palm; overlord; Guanyin palm

Nature and Flavor

Cold; bitter

What's Inside

Ingredients

The crude juice of cactus contains pectic polysaccharides and gummy exudates. The whole herb contains friedelin, friedelan-3α-ol, taraxerone, taraxerol, betaine, 3-O-methylquercetin, kaempferide, and kaempferol.

Therapeutic Effects

No therapeutic effects information available

Precautions

1. Use with caution in deficiency-cold syndromes and during pregnancy. 2. If its juice enters the eyes, it may cause blindness. 3. Avoid iron utensils.

NOTE: THE INFORMATION PROVIDE IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.