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Cocklebur
Related Category: Plants
or clotbur, any species of the genus Xanthium, widely distributed, coarse annual plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family).
SIGNS: There are several types of toxins in cocklebur, one being a glycoside, carboxyatractyloside, which causes hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and a group of sesquiterpene lactones which can cause vomiting (in those species capable of vomiting), ...
Agrimonia asiatica (sinónimo), Agrimonia pilosa (similar), Agrimont (inglés), Agrimony (inglés), Aigremoine (francés), Amores pequeños (castellano), Amoricos (castellano), Church steeples (inglés), Churchsteeples (inglés), Cockleburr (inglés), ...
Synonyms: common agrimony, church steeples, cockeburr, cocklebur, stickwort, sticklewort
Order: Rosaceae ...
The fruits are like a small cocklebur with glue on the soft spines and they will stick to anything. The root and root bark and seeds are used medicinally as a stimulant, caustic, digestion, antiseptic, anti-parasitic.
 See also: Burdock, Medic, Fruits, Hay, May
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