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Milk Thistle

Latin name: Carduus marianus also known as Silybum marianum

Other common name: Mary thistle

Milk thistle is a common weed with white markings on the leaves. Reaching the
height of five feet the plant puts out purple flowering heads, which may be
eaten fresh as a vegetable. The seeds are collected and dried for use in herbal
medicine.

Milk thistle is useful in the treatment of liver diseases such as alcoholic
hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver poisoning and viral hepatitis. Milk thistle is one
of the few herbs that have no real pharmaceutical equivalent. Milk thistle also
regulates the digestion of fats, helps stabilize blood sugars and cholesterol,
reduces inflammation of the intestine and promotes the excretion of certain
hormones.

Milk thistle is helpful for:

” Acne, constipation, Crohns disease and irritable bowl syndrome
” Alcoholism, cirrhosis, and hepatitis.
” Atherosclerosis, gallstones, high cholesterol and iron overload
” Cancer
” Diabetes
” Ovarian Cysts
” Parkinson’s disease
” Psoriasis

Milk thistle Side effects:

Milk thistle has virtually no side effects and can be used by most people,
including women who are pregnant or nursing. However, women who are taking
birth control pills should be aware that milk thistle may reduce the
effectiveness. Since the extract in milk thistle, Silymarin stimulates liver
and gallbladder activity, it may have a mild laxative effect in some people,
this effect usually only lasts a day or two.