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Artichoke, Globe

Cynara scolymus
Family: Asteraceae
Perennial. Native to Southern Europe. Artichoke is a pleasant tasting vegetable,
bears a bitter leaf which makes an ecellent !igestive tea an! contains a compoun!
calle! cynarin which is hepato"protective. #as been use! etensively to treat
in!igestion, liver !isease, arteriosclerosis, gallstones an! obesity. Cultivation:
Easy. $n spring, plant see!s !irectly in the gar!en or in gallon pots. %hin or
transplant to & feet apart. 'rows best in cool climates an! coastal areas. Prefers rich,
composty soil.
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