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The leaves of the globe artichoke are long and spiny and the branched stem can reach up to 3 feet in height. The artichoke has violet-colored or white, thistle-like flowers at the ends of the branches. The flower heads are used in cooking.Fresh and dried artichoke leaves contain the bitter substance cyanopicrin, but the mature flower heads do not. This herb has diuretic properties, while increasing blood circulation, regenerating liver tissue and stimulating the gall bladder. Artichoke is said to reduce blood lipids, serum cholesterol, and blood sugar. It contains numerous phenolic acids and the flavonoids rutin and luteolin. Artichoke ... MORE

EXPAND Videos Good Eats, The Chokes on You Ten minutes of Alton Brown on cooking artichokes. 17 views Posted by AubreyJ EXPAND Artichoke Discussions	EXPAND   Resources & Research Artichoke tea for the liver I love artichokes, but never thought of them as a medicinal food until earlier this year when I s... Artichoke an important medicinal herb The Artichoke is one of the world's oldest cultivated vegetables, grown by the Greeks and the...

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