Any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil.
Several names have been used for the plant, including holy thistle, St Mary thistle and Our Lady'sthistle.
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No, by my troth, I have no moral meaning; I meant plain holythistle.
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Several names have been used for the plant, including holythistle, St Mary thistle and Our Lady's thistle.
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I take the entire plant for a tonic and blessedthistle leaves and flowers for the same purpose.
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To relieve this disagreeable feeling he was in the habit of taking a copious draught of an infusion of " blessedthistle" and ipecacuanha.
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Blessedthistle is cultivated in Germany, and it is imported to a limited extent.
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Silymarin, an extract from Silybummarianum has been reported to be beneficial in the treatment of chemically-induced oxidative stress in mouse.
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Herbal preparations from Silybummarianum have been used since the fourth century BC in liver disease treatment and against numerous other pathologies.
Ús de milk thistle en anglès
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For his liver, silymarin, the milkthistle, will suit us well.
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Silymarin, a standardized extract from milkthistle fruits has been found to exhibit anti-cancer effects against various cancers.
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The first is that he is about as useless as tincture of milkthistle against a New Year hangover.
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The midwife made charm after charm for the ewes and the goats, the apothecary made infusions of partridgeberry and milkthistle.
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Please relax, should you be reading this while mainlining milkthistle ahead of one of the most Herculean drinking nights of the year.
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Silymarin, an extract of milkthistle seeds, and silymarin-derived compounds have been considered hepatoprotective since the plant was first described in ancient times.
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They are the ones who are going to try to stay wheat and dairy-free for January, popping milkthistle tablets all the while.
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Herein, we provide a guide to the proper nomenclature and composition of milkthistle extracts and discuss the known pharmacokinetic studies of these botanical medicines.
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Take a supplement based on milkthistle, a herb that offers the liver a significant degree of protection against toxins, and helps it to regenerate.
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Milkthistle (helps the liver clear excess hormones)
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I also started her on a liquid MilkThistle extract twice a day in her food to help her liver function.
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Dioscorides told of the MilkThistle, "the seeds being drunk are a remedy for infants that have their sinews drawn together."
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Milkthistle extracts are now under intense study in the experimental therapeutics of cancer for chemoprevention, treatment, and amelioration of chemotherapy side effects.