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A cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum L.) is a poorly-known crop in the country. It came to Europe from North America in the 18th century. It can be propagated by dividing rhizomes or by sowing seeds. This plant is undemanding in terms of alimentary requirements and resistant to cold and pests. Due to the high content of nutrients and the yield of green mass a cup plant is used for fodder purposes. A cup plant contains numerous secondary metabolites, such as phenolic acids, flavonoids, terpenes, essential oil, tannins, vitamins and mineral components. It is characterized by antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, cytostatic and immunosuppressive activity. Research on laboratory animals indicates that the cup plant accelerates wound healing and indicate hypolipemic and estrogenic activity. Numerous reports confirm, that this plant also has a strengthening, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, antihemorrhagic and spasmolytic activity. In addition, it is used in the healing diseases of the liver and spleen, and also heals gastric and duodenal ulcers. |
