Milk Thistle is easily identified by its red to purple flowers, this upright herb is native to Southern Europe through to Asia. Milk Thistle has been used in traditional medicine for centuries for digestion and to detoxify the liver. Organic Connections loose Milk Thistle is a bitter herb that can be used to make teas or your own herbal combinations with. The cut and sifted process Organic Connections uses ensures that you’re getting nothing but clean, loose, organic Milk Thistle Seed. [CUT & SIFTED]
Contains:
Organic Milk Thistle Seed (Silybum marianum)
Important Information:
Store in a cool, dry place. Keep out of reach of children.
Dosage
Can be used to make teas or your own herbal combinations
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Milk Thistle
By: Naturopathic Doctor (N.D.)
Milk Thistle is great for cleansing your liver...
Milk thistle was used historically as a digestive aid, to promote the flow of digestive juices, and as a tonic for nursing mothers, to increase milk supply. Nowadays it’s popularity stems from its ability to detoxify and protect a very important organ, the liver. Our liver is responsible for filtering out most everything that should not be in our body and processing it so that it doesn’t cause damage to other cells.
It also metabolizes hormones and fats, and makes sure that the transportation system for fats (cholesterol) is working properly. The livers secretions, called bile, carry metabolized waste products out into the intestine where they can be excreted. The medicinal activity of Milk thistle is in a molecule called silymarin. It causes liver cells, hepatocytes, to resist toxic compounds and regenerate themselves. It also increases
glutathione
in the liver.
glutathione
is an antioxidant that the liver uses to catch damaging free radicals that are created when the liver changes toxins into harmless chemicals. Silymarin also blocks the toxic effects of drug overdoses and poisonings. Milk thistle is a bitter herb that causes the release of digestive juices and bile, thus helping with indigestion and intestinal cleansing. Natural health practitioners recommend milk thistle for liver toxicity, indigestion, poisonings, drug overdoses,
hepatitis, jaundice, gallbladder dysfunction and
high cholesterol.
Milk thistle can be purchased as encapsulated herb, dried herb, tincture or liquid extract. Milk thistle’s active components are not soluble in water and therefore there is little medicinal value in drinking it as a tea. Concentrated extracts or capsules are the best forms to use. Milk thistle is found as a component of many cleansing formulas. In order to help with digestion, bitter herbs must be tasted, like when you take in a tincture or tea. Encapsulated herbs are swallowed, thus bypassing the taste buds, and will not stimulate digestion.
Milk thistle is a very safe herb but it does have detoxifying properties. Individuals with serious liver disease or high levels of toxic compounds in their body should use milk thistle under the guidance of a health professional.
Milk Thistle– Quick Facts
Parts Used
· Seeds.
Applications
· Liver Detoxification, Liver And Gallbladder Conditions, Drug Overdose, Poisoning
Optimum Dosage
· 80-400mg Daily (Standardized To 80% Silymarin). (Clinical Doses May Be Higher As Recommended By Your Practitioner).
Works Well With
· Detoxifying Herbs, Lipotropic Factors,
Antioxidants
Important Information
· Individuals With Serious Liver Disease Or High Levels Of Toxic Compounds In Their Body Should Use Milk Thistle Under The Guidance Of A Health Professional.
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Milk Thistle
By: Naturopathic Doctor (N.D.)
Milk Thistle is great for cleansing your liver...
Milk thistle was used historically as a digestive aid, to promote the flow of digestive juices, and as a tonic for nursing mothers, to increase milk supply. Nowadays it’s popularity stems from its ability to detoxify and protect a very important organ, the liver. Our liver is responsible for filtering out most everything that should not be in our body and processing it so that it doesn’t cause damage to other cells.
It also metabolizes hormones and fats, and makes sure that the transportation system for fats (cholesterol) is working properly. The livers secretions, called bile, carry metabolized waste products out into the intestine where they can be excreted. The medicinal activity of Milk thistle is in a molecule called silymarin. It causes liver cells, hepatocytes, to resist toxic compounds and regenerate themselves. It also increases
glutathione
in the liver.
glutathione
is an antioxidant that the liver uses to catch damaging free radicals that are created when the liver changes toxins into harmless chemicals. Silymarin also blocks the toxic effects of drug overdoses and poisonings. Milk thistle is a bitter herb that causes the release of digestive juices and bile, thus helping with indigestion and intestinal cleansing. Natural health practitioners recommend milk thistle for liver toxicity, indigestion, poisonings, drug overdoses,
hepatitis, jaundice, gallbladder dysfunction and
high cholesterol.
Milk thistle can be purchased as encapsulated herb, dried herb, tincture or liquid extract. Milk thistle’s active components are not soluble in water and therefore there is little medicinal value in drinking it as a tea. Concentrated extracts or capsules are the best forms to use. Milk thistle is found as a component of many cleansing formulas. In order to help with digestion, bitter herbs must be tasted, like when you take in a tincture or tea. Encapsulated herbs are swallowed, thus bypassing the taste buds, and will not stimulate digestion.
Milk thistle is a very safe herb but it does have detoxifying properties. Individuals with serious liver disease or high levels of toxic compounds in their body should use milk thistle under the guidance of a health professional.
Milk Thistle– Quick Facts
Parts Used
· Seeds.
Applications
· Liver Detoxification, Liver And Gallbladder Conditions, Drug Overdose, Poisoning
Optimum Dosage
· 80-400mg Daily (Standardized To 80% Silymarin). (Clinical Doses May Be Higher As Recommended By Your Practitioner).
Works Well With
· Detoxifying Herbs, Lipotropic Factors,
Antioxidants
Important Information
· Individuals With Serious Liver Disease Or High Levels Of Toxic Compounds In Their Body Should Use Milk Thistle Under The Guidance Of A Health Professional.
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