Bidens pilosa is known as Picão preto in Brazil, and is widely used as a medicinal plant for treating inflammation, arterial hypertension, ulcers, diabetes and all types of infections (Taylor 2015). B.
炎症、動脈性高血圧、潰瘍、糖尿病、およびあらゆる種類の感染症を治療するための薬用植物として広く使用されています。
Bidens' young leaves — a few at a time — are suitable for the salad. Shoots, tips and young leaves are good potherbs.
Siberian cocklebur contains many different chemicals. Atractyloside and carboxyatractyloside, which are found in the seed, can be poisonous. In addition to the potential toxic effects of Siberian cocklebur, it might also have anti-arthritis, antibacterial, cancer-protecting, antidiabetes, anti-inflammatory, liver-protecting, and immune system-boosting effects.