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Trivia # 331: Busting horses or red thorn

5 May, 2016
Toxicological Trivia from May 06, 2016: We talk in our previous trivia (330)  about the common names of Solanum sisymbriifolium. Regarding profits or losses, in the eye of the beholder, we can say:a) It is an aggressive weed, especially in sequences where corn farming appears, presenting Wedelia glauca (see in Spanish page:  sunchillo kills cows), Stellaria media and Solanum Sisymbriifolium. The three weeds have low sensitivity to the effect of systemic herbicide glyphosate;b) Despite its aggressive common names, spina red is used as a tincture or decoction relieving cramps and liver diseases, jaundice, cirrhosis, gallstones. In cooking, useful for gastrointestinal discomfort, rheumatism. It is anti-inflammatory, applied in compresses.c) Both previous assertions are correct.
Trivia # 331: Busting horses or red thorn
Espina colorada (Solanum sisymbrifolium)
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Correct answer: c. Read more on Spanish page
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