Silybum, Milk Thistle
Mary's Thistle, Carduus Mariae, Carduus lacteus
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
Chaumeton, Flore médicale, 1829
Botanical name:
Silybum marianum (syn. Carduus marianus)
Parts used:
Seed; herb; rarely the root
Temperature & Taste:
Temperate, dry. Bitter
cuts, opens, gently binds
Classification:
B. Clear Heat and Toxin
Silybum marianum (syn. Carduus marianus)
Parts used:
Seed; herb; rarely the root
Temperature & Taste:
Temperate, dry. Bitter
cuts, opens, gently binds
Classification:
B. Clear Heat and Toxin
Uses:
1. Clears Liver Heat and Damp, Benefits the Liver:
-Liver disorders with Heat or Heat and Damp
2. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-Poisons and Venom
3. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine, Clears Stones:
-Edema
4. Clears Lung Heat, Stops Cough:
-Cough, Bronchitis, Wheezing
5. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis:
6. Promotes Milk
7. Clears Melancholy:
-Some old authors claimed it to be one of the best medicines for Melancholy.
8. Externally:
-applied to Swellings
Dose:
Powder: 2–4 grams of the Seed or Herb
Decoction: 3–9 grams
Substitute:
... available in PRO version
Corrective:
... available in PRO version
Powder: 2–4 grams of the Seed or Herb
Decoction: 3–9 grams
Substitute:
... available in PRO version
Corrective:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. Liver and Gall Bladder disorders, Milk Thistle seed ... available in PRO version
2. Liver disease:
i. Milk Thistle seed with ... available in PRO version
ii. Milk Thistle seed with ... available in PRO version
3. Gall Stones:
i. Milk Thistle seed with ... available in PRO version
4. Hepatitis:
i. Milk Thistle seed with ... available in PRO version
ii. Hepatitis C, Milk Thistle seed, ... available in PRO version
5. Alcoholic Liver disease, Milk Thistle, ... available in PRO version
6. High Cholesterol, Milk Thistle seed, ... available in PRO version
7. Lung Heat and Inflammation, Milk Thistle seed with ... available in PRO version
8. Diabetes, High Blood Sugar:
i. Milk Thistle seed, ... available in PRO version
ii. Milk Thistle seed with ... available in PRO version
iii. Frankincense, Milk Thistle seed, ... available in PRO version
9. Cancer tea: ... available in PRO version
10. Muscular Atrophy, Milk Thistle, ... available in PRO version
Cautions:
Generally Safe and well tolerated.
Toxicity:
–Review of clinical trials evaluating safety and efficacy of milk thistle (Silybum marianum [L.] Gaertn.).
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water
Generally Safe and well tolerated.
Toxicity:
–Review of clinical trials evaluating safety and efficacy of milk thistle (Silybum marianum [L.] Gaertn.).
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water
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