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Milk Thistle Silybum marianum L.

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Common Names
Milk Thistle ,
Botanical Name
Silybum marianum L.
Family
ASTERACEAE or COMPOSITAE Sunflower family
Milk Thistle Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Alcoholism/Drug Abuse * Cholesterol Control * Diabetes * Liver *
Properties: Anti-inflammatory* Galactagogue* Hepatic* Uterine Tonic*
Parts Used: ripe seeds
Constituents:Silymarin (silibinin, silydianin, and silychristin), vitamin E (tocopherols), fatty acids.


Milk thistle can help rehabilitate
the liver in cases of alcohol abuse

This handsome plant has been used for liver ailments for a couple of thousand years, but until recently was one of herbal medicine's best kept secrets. Silymarin, a constituent of milk thistle is now listed in The Mereck Index as a liver protector. Whole seeds of milk thistle or a tincture made from them are now used in the United States as well as Europe, for both protection and regeneration of the liver. Powdered seeds are also available in capsules.

Side Effects:
Milk thistle seed can cause mild diarrhea
How to Use: Milk Thistle
Preparation Methods :1 teaspoon of mashed seeds in a cup of hot water, alcohol tincture, capsules. Alcohol tinctures allow for a quick release and absorption of silymarin.

remedyRemedies using : Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle for :Liver Support
Liver Support Unlike any other synthetic or natural substance know to science, the silymarin in milk thistle ( found mostly in the seeds) regenerates liver cells and guards the organ from damage by pollutants, other toxins, and viral invaders.

James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Milk Thistle for :Liver protection
Liver protection This herbs seeds have a long history of use in protecting the liver. It contains silymarin, which has been shown to protect the liver against a number of toxins, including alcohol. A frequent drinker or recovering alcoholic should take milk thistle extract on a daily basis.

Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)


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referencesMilk Thistle Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Alcoholism/Drug Abuse * Cholesterol Control * Diabetes * Liver *
Plant Description


Native to Europe, milk thistle now grows along both coasts of North America where some consider it little more than an invasive weed. The weblike pattern on the surfaces of the leaves distinguish milk thistle from its many thistle cousins. It can grow up to 7 feet tall with white to purple disk flowers. Attractive and edible, milk thistle has earned an honored place in the herbal medicine garden and is cultivated in much of the world for its medicinal seeds.

Folklore, Myths and Legends
folkloreMary, it is said, sat among green thistles to nurse the infant Jesus and spilled milk on the leaves
Quick Tips
Fresh seeds from the milk thistle can be toasted in a skillet and eaten as a healthy food

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