Carduus

[kar’ ’-du-us) [L., a thistle]. The seeds of C. marianus, St. Mary’s thistle, and C. benedictus, ble ed thistle. A decoction of the former, ^ij ad Oj, constitutes an old and popular remedy for hemoptysis. The latter is also a popular cure-all, used mainly as a tonic bitter. Dose of decoction f % j-f ^ (4.0-16-0); of a tincture, tt\x-xx (0.65-1.3). 175