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The Roman Empire's Most Expensive Vegetable is Growing Wild on Your Highway

This is the cardoon (Cynara cardunculus)—a towering thistle that fed legions, cured liver disease across the Mediterranean, and contains 3-5x more medicinal compounds than its domesticated descendant, the artichoke. Modern science has confirmed what ancient physicians knew: cardoon increases bile production by 127%, reduces LDL cholesterol by 18.5%, and contains cancer-fighting compounds that were studied for millennia before we forgot the plant existed. REFERENCES: Pliny the Elder. Natural History, Book XIX, 77 AD Dioscorides. De Materia Medica, circa 50-70 AD Apicius. De Re Coquinaria (On the Subject of Cooking), 4th-5th century AD compilation Bock, Hieronymus. Kreutterbuch (Herbal), 1539 Fintelmann, V. (1996). "Antidyspeptic and lipid-lowering effect of artichoke leaf extract." Phytomedicine, University of Berlin study on cynara extracts and cholesterol reduction. Englisch, W., et al. (2000). "Efficacy of Artichoke dry extract in patients with hyperlipoproteinemia." Arzneimittelforschung, 50(3), 260-265. Lattanzio, V., et al. (2009). "Globe artichoke: A functional food and source of nutraceutical ingredients." Journal of Functional Foods, 1(2), 131-144. Llorach, R., et al. (2002). "Characterisation of polyphenols and antioxidant properties of five lettuce varieties and escarole." Food Chemistry, 108(3), 1028-1038. Lim, D.Y., et al. (2007). "Luteolin decreases IGF-II production and downregulates insulin-like growth factor-I receptor signaling in HT-29 human colon cancer cells." BMC Gastroenterology, 7:41. Lin, Y., et al. (2008). "Luteolin, a flavonoid with potential for cancer prevention and therapy." Current Cancer Drug Targets, 8(7), 634-646. Fratianni, A., et al. (2007). "Biochemical characterization of traditional varieties of artichoke cultivated in Campania region." Food Chemistry, 105(3), 968-976. Ceccarelli, N., et al. (2010). "Globe artichoke as a functional food." Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 3(3), 197-201. Vieira, M., et al. (1991). "Purification and characterization of an aspartic proteinase from fresh flowers of Cynara cardunculus L." European Journal of Biochemistry, 195(2), 493-499. Sousa, M.J., & Malcata, F.X. (2002). "Advances in the role of a plant coagulant (Cynara cardunculus) in vitro and during ripening of cheeses from several milk species." Lait, 82(2), 151-170. Zohary, D., et al. (2012). Domestication of Plants in the Old World, 4th edition. Oxford University Press. (Cardoon cultivation history) DISCLAIMER: For Educational and Informational Purposes Only. This video presents historical, botanical, and scientific information about Cynara cardunculus (cardoon) for educational purposes. The content is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.