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Milk Thistle
Latin: Silybum Marianum Family: Compositae |
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Warm, Temperate, Cool Full sun, 5' 1' Medicinal Biennial pH6 - pH7, Well-drained Seed Spring 1' Summer Purple |
COMMENTS:
Milk Thistle also commonly called Blessed Thistle is a very striking plant to have in the garden. This biennial has grooved stems, lobed, mottled green leaves with pale yellow spines, and purple flowers.
Uses: The whole plant is edible and aids digestion. The seeds and leaves have been given for low milk flow, coughs, and depression. It benefits the liver, gallbladder, and spleen. Since silymarin in the seeds was discovered to protect the liver from many toxins, including death-cap mushrooms, extracts have been used to reduce damage from alcohol and drugs, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and cadmium poisoning. It is taken to prevent travel sickness and heart disease. The seed should be used only by qualified practioners. As silymarin is not water soluble this must be used as a tincture only to be of benefit.
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Tincture Dosage: 1-2 ml. 3 times a day.


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SFP Milk Thistle Herb Extract - 60 vegi cap

Milk Thistle Dandelion - 90 cap

Milk Thistle 80% Silymarins - 90 cap

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1 oz

Milk Thistle Phytosome
60 wafer

Milk Thistle Hepatoguard - 60 count

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Milk Thistle Extract - Standardized, 60 cap

Milk Thistle Extract Plus - 175 mg 100 cap
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