Article Nº 3574 Plant Vol. III · p. 610
Teijeira (Arctium minus)
Original title: Teijeira (Arctiumminus)
Describes the teijeira (lesser burdock, Arctium minus), a composite plant found at Monte and Ribeiro Frio whose leaf infusion is used for skin complaints.
A tubuliflorous composite that can grow to more than 1 metre in height, with wrinkled leaves, the lower ones sometimes very large, flower heads (capítulos) with an involucre of bracts ending in hooked, non-spiny tips, and purple flowers. It is found at Monte, at Ribeiro Frio, etc. An infusion of the leaves of this plant is widely used to treat skin diseases. See Dedaleira.
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