Herb: Globe Thistle


Latin name: Echinops ritro


Family: Compositae



Medicinal use of Globe Thistle:

The root is anti-inflammatory and galactogogue. It is used in the treatment of breast abscesses with inflammation, mastitis, lack of milk in nursing mothers and distension of the breast.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Perennial


Height:
50 cm
(1 foot)

Flowering:
June to
August

Habitat of the herb:

Gravely places on mountain slopes at elevations of 200 - 2400 metres in Tibet.

Propagation of Globe Thistle:

Seed - sow early spring in a cold frame. The seed usually germinates in 3 - 9 weeks at 25°C. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. The seed can also be sown in an outdoor seedbed in mid spring and is then planted out into its permanent position in late summer or the autumn. Division in autumn. Root cuttings in the winter.

Cultivation of the herb:

Gravely places on mountain slopes at elevations of 200 - 2400 metres in Tibet.

Known hazards of Echinops ritro:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.