Cynara cardunculus

Cynara cardunculus, “Cardoon” in English and “Cardon” in French, belongs to the Asteraceae botanical family.

Native to West and Central Mediterranean countries, it grows in stony or waste places, along paths and in dry grassland.

Growing to 2 m, this herb was popular in Roman, Greek and Persian cuisine for its buds like the artichoke, and also for its cooked stems.

Drugs made with the leaves are used internally in the treatment of chronic liver and gall bladder diseases, jaundice, hepatitis, arteriosclerosis and diabetes. Studies validated its activity as an hepatic- and cardiovascular protection and for inflammation disorders.

Cardoon contains phenolic compounds, fixed oil, sesquiterpenes (cynaropicrin), lactones, flavones, sterols, coumarins, lignans, inulin, cynarin and silymarin.

  • English name Cardoon
  • French name Cardon
Cynara cardunculus
ASTERACEAE
qRE Cynara cardunculus Reference extract of authenticated plant, whith main secondary metabolites quantified by HPLC-DAD-CAD on a w/w basis, to be used as reference material for authentication and titration of botanicals or plant based products.
  • Code : #E0030 100 mg