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Meanings of holy thistle in English

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Tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America.

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        Examples for "milk thistle"
        Examples for "milk thistle"
        1
        For his liver, silymarin, the milk thistle, will suit us well.
        Genghis: bones of the hills: a novel
        2
        Silymarin, a standardized extract from milk thistle fruits has been found to exhibit anti-cancer effects against various cancers.
        Pubmed
        3
        The first is that he is about as useless as tincture of milk thistle against a New Year hangover.
        The Guardian
        4
        The midwife made charm after charm for the ewes and the goats, the apothecary made infusions of partridgeberry and milk thistle.
        The city in the lake
        5
        Please relax, should you be reading this while mainlining milk thistle ahead of one of the most Herculean drinking nights of the year.
        The Guardian
        1
        Several names have been used for the plant, including holy thistle, St Mary thistle and Our Lady's thistle.
        The Irish Times
        1
        I take the entire plant for a tonic and blessed thistle leaves and flowers for the same purpose.
        The Harvester
        2
        To relieve this disagreeable feeling he was in the habit of taking a copious draught of an infusion of " blessed thistle" and ipecacuanha.
        Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
        3
        Blessed thistle is cultivated in Germany, and it is imported to a limited extent.
        Three Acres and Liberty
        1
        Silymarin, an extract from Silybum marianum has been reported to be beneficial in the treatment of chemically-induced oxidative stress in mouse.
        Pubmed
        2
        Herbal preparations from Silybum marianum have been used since the fourth century BC in liver disease treatment and against numerous other pathologies.
        Pubmed
        Usage of holy thistle in English
        1
        No, by my troth, I have no moral meaning; I meant plain holy thistle.
        Much Ado about Nothing
        2
        Several names have been used for the plant, including holy thistle, St Mary thistle and Our Lady's thistle.
        The Irish Times
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