Farmers and hikers know the cocklebur as nothing more than a pest. The invasive plant, found across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, takes over fields and poisons the pigs and horses that unwittingly ...

Share on Pinterest A study finds that fruit from the cocklebur plant, an invasive weed, may have anti-aging and anti-inflammatory capabilities. Nick Bush/Getty Images There is a growing amount of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists suggest invasive weed has anti-ageing potential (Lynne Cameron/PA) (PA Archive) The fruit of the cocklebur plant, which ...

The fruit of the cocklebur plant, which grows worldwide and is often considered a noxious weed, has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory components that could make it useful as a skin protectant, ...

The Cocklebur Plant (commonly known as Xanthium) might look like a wild roadside weed, but it has been used in traditional remedies—especially in Ayurveda and Chinese medicine—for various skin and ...

The fruit of the cocklebur plant, which grows worldwide and is often considered a noxious weed, has anti-ageing potential, a new study suggests. The weed has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory ...

About as popular as the cockroach, and nearly as plentiful, the common cocklebur plant is well known to hikers — especially ones who hike with long-coated dogs — and of course it's recognized as a ...

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