It has a rosette morphology that produces all its leaves, followed by a terminal flowering bud. Large image for sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle. The effect of crude extracts of sonchus oleraceus on cancer cell. Mar 19, 2020 medicinal uses of common sowthistle sonchus oleraceus. Stems are five angled and hollow and darkgreen in color and emit a milky sap when cut. It has spread from temperate europe to become a weed in most parts of the world.
The stems are dark green in color sometimes tinted with a reddishpurple tinge. An erect, soft, simple or branched, taprooted, annual or sometimes biennial herb. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. The latin name sonchus refers to the hollow stem, while oleraceus refers to its good taste.
Sonchus oleraceus, with many common names including common sowthistle,2 sow thistle,3 smooth sow thistle, annual sow thistle, hares colwort, hares. I have always found the concept economic crisis rather hilarious. This site uses cookies to analyze traffic and for ads measurement purposes. Healing effects of formulations with extract of sonchus oleraceus. Sonchus species sonchus asper name homonyms sonchus oleraceus wall.
The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees, flies. Sonchus oleraceus in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Description of common sowthistle sonchus oleraceus. Secondo volume di unopera in tre volumi dellabate franciosi, raffigurante piante che crescono spontanee in veneto, nel litorale e piante ornamentali o. Pdf healing effects of formulations with extract of. Common sowthistle sonchus oleraceus is regarded as an environmental weed in victoria, western australia, south australia, new south wales, queensland, tasmania and the northern territory. Sonchus oleraceus, with many common names including common sowthistle, sow thistle, smooth sow thistle, annual sow thistle, hares colwort, hares thistle, milky tassel, milk thistle, soft thistle, or swinies, is a plant in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Sowthistles are among the most common weeds in farms and gardens in spring. The antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of sonchus oleraceus l.
L variability in prickly sowthistle sonchus asper from western mediterranean region. Anti hiv and antibacterial property of coumarinsisolated from. The record derives from tica data supplied on 20120211 which reports it as an accepted name record 214e5882a24d421cb70b3033d38e17eb with original publication details. Nephroprotective effect of sonchus oleraceus extract against. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. The plant sonchus oleraceus is known, among other names, as serralha or sowthistle. The study was undertaken to investigate the antihiv and antibacterial activities of coumarin compounds extracted from the sonchus oleraceus. Pdf this study investigated in vitro antioxidant activity of sonchus oleraceus l. Sonchus is a genus of flowering plants in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family most of the species are annual herbs, a few are perennial, and a few are even woody subgenus dendrosonchus, restricted to the canary islands. Sonchus oleraceus extracts showed variation in values among cell lines according to cell types in vitro. Classification of common sowthistle sonchus oleraceus. The antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of sonchus oleraceus.
An illustrated flora of the northern united states, canada and the british possessions. Preliminary surveys for suitable control agents found two potential organisms. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Evaluation of antiulcer and ulcerative colitis of sonchus. Common sowthistle is an erect, hairless, branched annual or biennial herb about 1 m tall with hollow stems which have a milky sap. Local name of sonchus oleraceus is common sowthistle. The plant is a rich source of many biotic compounds which are of medicinal importance. Pdf antiinflammatory and antipyretic effects of sonchus. A large image of sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle from the usda plants database. Pdf evaluation of antiulcer and ulcerative colitis of. Common names akeleie in norwegian akleja in swedish almindelig akeleje in danish arovuokko in finnish filtsymre in norwegian lehtoakileija in finnish. It is a common weed in disturbed areas and is a major problem in agricultural systems mainly due to its role in harbouring diseases and pests.
Sonchus species asteraceae is a class of edible wild plant, with 50 known. The prickly sowthistle, sonchus asper, is similar but its leaves are generally greener and with sharper spines. Sundara mudiyanselage maheshini rangika mawalagedera a thesis submitted to the victoria university of wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of. Leaves lanceolate to oblanceolate, pinnately lobed to mostly entire, 525 cm long, wingedpetiolate below. Sonchus article about sonchus by the free dictionary. Sonchus oleraceus is a dicotyledonous winter annual plant in the family asteraceae. Antiinflammatory and antipyretic effects of sonchus oleraceus in rats. It is in flower from june to august, and the seeds ripen from july to september. Emergence was due to the introduction of a new, highly competent host, sonchus oleraceus, and a highly efficient vector, hyperomyzus lactucae. Sonchus oleraceus has hollow stems that exude latex whitish milk if damaged. Sonchus oleraceus an overview sciencedirect topics. Smooth sowthistle and common sowthistle often hybridise, resulting in plants with slightly prickly leaves. Sonchus oleraceus is belongs to asteraceae family have some medicinal property. Plants profile for sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle.
Common sow thistle has hollow stems that exude latex if damaged. It has been introduced to a wide range of countries around the world. It can be distinguished from sonchus asper and sonchus hydrophilus in that they both have stiff and leathery leaves, mostly smooth achenes fruit with ribs that are scabrous rough to the touch or with hairs. Fact sheets are available from department of employment, economic development and innovation deedi service centres and our customer service centre. Sonchus oleraceus has hollow stems that exude latex, if damaged. Sonchus oleraceus is a plant with wellknown antioxidant and antiinflammatory activities. Sonchus oleraceus l was named by carolus linnaeus in 1753 in his species plantarum. To make it simple again let us just conclude that economy is not really about money, because money in itself has no value. They can be seen at any time of the year in mild climates, but commonly germinate from late fall to early spring with the highest numbers of mature plants present in spring and early summer. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Medicinal uses of common sowthistle sonchus oleraceus. Distribution of common sowthistle sonchus oleraceus. You will be redirected to the full text document in the repository in a few seconds, if not click here. Kidney ischemiareperfusion ir injury is the main cause of delayed graft function in solid organ transplantation.
Pdf the antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of sonchus oleraceus. Sonchus oleraceus sow thistle, common sowthistle pfaf plant. It produces large numbers of seeds that are dispersed by wind. Pdf research progress of sonchus species researchgate. Sonchus oleraceus sonoloverview eppo global database. It can be distinguished from sonchus asper and sonchus hydrophilus in that they both have stiff and leathery leaves, mostly smooth achenes fruit with ribs that are rough to the touch or with hairs. Infection in lettuce results in a fast systemic necrosis, so that secondary infections are not relevant, and epidemics are due to transmission from the asymptomatic host s. Sonchus sow thistle, a genus of plants of the family compositae. Large image for sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle usda. Sonchus oleraceus is an annual herb native to eurasia and northern africa. Resistance to herbicides such as chlorsulfuron and atrazine has led to sowthistles, including sonchus oleraceus, being the target of biological control programs overseas and in australia.
Sonchus oleraceus is a common garden weed producing many small light seeds that disperse readily by wind and water, often for long distances. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Stem below synflorescence simple or branched, glabrous. Sow thistles are easily uprooted by hand, and their soft stems present little resistance to slashing or mowing. The antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of sonchus. W bond, g davies, r turner hdra, ryton organic gardens, coventry, cv8, 3lg, uk smooth sowthistle annual sowthistle, common sowthistle, dindle, hares colewort, hares lettuce, milkthistle, milkweed, milky dashel, milky dickles, sowdingle, sowthistle, swine thistle sonchus oleraceus l. This page was last edited on 12 january 2015, at 08. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding. Pdf sonchus species asteraceae is a class of edible wild plant, with 50 known species widely distributed in europe. Sonchus oleraceus is a biennial growing to 1 m 3ft 3in. Oleraceus is latin and means pot herb or vegetable.
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