Many species of Eryngium have been used as medicine and food. Eryngium campestre is used as a folk medicine in Turkey. In Iran, Eryngium (Boghnagh فارسی- بوقناق) is used as herbal tea to lower blood sugar. Eryngium creticum is a herbal remedy for scorpion stings in Jordan. Eryngium elegans is used in Argentina and Eryngium foetidum in Latin America and South-East Asia. Native American peoples used many species for varied purposes. Cultures worldwide have used Eryngium extracts as anti-inflammatory agents. Eryngium yields an essential oil and contains many kinds of terpenoids, saponins, flavonoids, coumarins, and steroids.Wang, P., et al. (2012). Phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Eryngium L. (Apiaceae). Pharmaceutical Crops 3 99-120.
many species of eryngium have been used as medicine and food eryngium campestre is used as a folk medicine in turkey in iran eryngium (boghnagh فارسی- بوقناق) is used as herbal tea to lower blood sugar eryngium creticum is a herbal remedy for scorpion stings in jordan eryngium elegans is used in argentina and eryngium foetidum in latin america and south-east asia native american peoples used many species for varied purposes cultures worldwide have used eryngium extracts as anti-inflammatory agents eryngium yields an essential oil and contains many kinds of terpenoids saponins flavonoids coumarins and steroidswang p et al (2012) phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of eryngium l (apiaceae) pharmaceutical crops 3 99-120