Asteraceae], is a short-stemmed perennial herb, often called stemless carlinethistle, native to the mountains of central and southern Europe.
Carlinethistle root tea is listed in the German Commission E monographs as a diuretic and was used in folk medicine for treating digestive disorders, inducing sweating and as a gargle for treating catarrh (mucous) of the upper respiratory tract.
Carlinethistle root is generally taken as an herbal tea one to three times per day.
Thistle is the common name of a polyphyletic group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp spines on the margins, mostly in the plant family Asteraceae.
The thistle, in particular Onopordum acanthium (the cotton thistle or Scotch thistle), is the national flower of Scotland, and is featured in many Scottish symbols and logos.
Legend has it that a Viking attacker stepped on one at night and cried out, so alerting the defenders of a Scottish castle.
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