teasel
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teasel
Chinese medicine
A perennial plant, the root of which is analgesic, haemostatic and tonic; it is used for breast tumours, fractures, low back pain, menstrual disorders, postpartum bleeding, sports injuries, increased urinary frequency, and Raynaud phenomenon.
Herbal medicine
Teasel was once used in Western herbal medicine as an anti-inflammatory, diaphoretic, diuretic and digestive tonic; it is rarely used by modern herbologists.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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The bright orange
pincushion flowers complement the rich burgundy of the fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense 'Razzleberri').
Knautia: If you want a reliable clump-forming perennial for the front of your border, look no further than Knautia macedonica, with its low-growing grey-green leaves and
pincushion flowers.
Stake plants that need it Dahlias and floppy, long-stemmed 'Snowmaiden'
pincushion flowers require support.
Grow them in bold drifts for maximum impact - and team them with ground-hugging varieties like astrantia roma, which produces branched heads of
pincushion flowers surrounded by greenish wine-red bracts.
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