Acroptilon
| Rhaponticum | |
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| Rhaponticum scariosum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cynareae |
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Rhaponticum Vaill. 1754 not Ludw. 1757 nor Adans. 1763 nor Haller 1742 |
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Rhaponticum a.k.a. Maral Root is a genus of plants in the thistle tribe within the sunflower family.
Rhaponticum species are perennial herbaceous plants with simple, rarely branched stems. The leaves are simple to pinnatifid. The inflorescence is on the apex of the stem. The fruit is an achene with a hairy pappus.
Maral root used in folk medicine for:
- To increase physical and mental stress. - To strengthen the efficiency of body. - To restore vigor. - To reduce feelings of fatigue, irritability. - To increase libido and potency (due to the high content of ekdistena).
"Maral root" can be used for athletes preparing for a competition, because:
- Increases the amplitude of the pulsation of the heart. - Expands peripheral blood vessels and increases blood flow velocity. - Displays the lactic acid from the muscle. - Improves endurance exercise capacity, reduces the feeling of fatigue.
Several species are now relegated to other genera: Centaurea, Klasea, Ochrocephala, Stemmacantha, and Synurus.
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