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Milk Thistle Tincture
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Milk Thistle is easily identified in the wild by its white-veined leaves and purple flowers. Getting past its built-in defenses requires a little bit of preparation, but the seeds that you gather from the flower head can help with many discomforts!
Description :
Milk thistle is an annual plant that grows from seed each year. As it grows, it forms rosette of green leaves with white veins. The edges of the irregular shaped leaves are pointy and sharp. Then a rigid sprout with branches grows, sometimes reaching a height of 10 feet. Up to 50 flower heads are located on top of that sprout. The cup-shaped flower heads are about 1.5″-2″ in diameter. The cups have violet-purple, tubular flowers and are surrounded by spiky husks. The seeds for next year’s plants form within the flower head. There are hundreds of seeds within a single flower head. When the plant withers in the fall, the seeds drop to the ground in order to sprout again in the spring. The seeds are dried and can be taken whole or ground into powder to make teas and tinctures.
History and Folklore:
According to legend, Milk Thistle has white veins in its leaves because a drop of milk from the Virgin Mary fell onto a leaf of the plant while Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus were fleeing from King Herod. Back then, Milk Thistle was used as a liver protectant and healer, and to help with insulin resistance due to diabetes.
Cultivation and Harvest:
Harvest the seeds in the fall as the purple flowers begin to turn white or grey. Cut the stem below the flower head and place them in a paper bag for a week or so. After that week, shake and massage the bag to help separate the seed from the chaf. Then pour the seeds out of the bag. The chaff is very light and should blow away as you are pouring the seeds from the bag.
Precautions:
Do not take if pregnant or nursing. Milk thistle may interact with some medications, including allergy medicines, anti-anxiety drugs and blood thinners.
Traditional Herbal Actions:
Hepatic, Galactogogue, Demulcent, Cholagogue, Anti-inflamatory, Antioxident
Other Names:
Blessed milk thistle, Cardui mariae, Carduus marianum, Holy Thistle, Lady’s Thistle, Legalon, Marian Thistle, Mariendistel, Mary Thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, Our Lady’s Thistle, Silimarina, Silybin, Silybum, Silymarin, St. Mary Thistle, Wild Artichoke, variegated thistle and Scotch thistle.
Ingredients: Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)
None of these items or statements are approved by FDA. Consult your physician before taking any supplement. Do not take herbs or tinctures during pregnancy without consulting your healthcare provider. This product is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease. All information here is for entertainment and educational purposes only.
*This statement has not been verified by the FDA and is only referenced here as a fun fact and/or for historical commentary, is not to be used as medical advice in any way. Consult your doctor before ingesting any herbal product.
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How to Take Herbs - Product Forms and Suggested Servings
Product Forms
Most HomeGrown Herbalist products are sold in three forms: powders, tinctures and capsules. People often ask which form is best. The truth is, it matters very little how we get herbs into our body but there are some advantages to each form.
Powders: Powders are the least expensive form. Powders can be made into teas or tinctures or you can just put the powder into a little juice or water and drink it.
Tinctures: Tinctures are alcohol extracts of herbs. They act a little more quickly in the body and are very portable. Tinctures can be taken alone or mixed with a little juice or water.
Capsules: Capsules are my least favorite form personally. I believe that many herbs are more effective if capsules aren't used. Click here to read a blog article on Capsules
Any of the above forms can be mixed with your morning smoothie or with yogurt, apple sauce etc... Tinctures mix really well with these products: Barleans Seriously Delicious Omega-3 Fish Oil. This is a great way to get tinctures into those who are sensitive to yucky herb flavors.
Recommended Servings for Humans
For chronic or maintenance issues, twice daily is usually sufficient. For acute situations, dosing can be done more frequently.
Herbs and Adults
Powders for Adults: 1-2 rounded teaspoons 2-3 times daily.
Tinctures for Adults: 1/4 to 1 teaspoon 2-3 times daily.
Capsules for Adults: 4 capsules 2-3 times daily.
Herbs and Children
Don't use herbs in children without consulting a physician. When I do use herbs for children, I dose them based on weight compared to an adult...1/2 an adult...1/3 of an adult etc...
Herbs and Pets
All of our formulas were created so that they could be used in either humans or in dogs, cats and livestock. Most dogs will eat herbs willingly if the powdered form is mixed with a little wet food. Tinctures can also be used. Cats are often very resistant to taking herbs willingly. For chronic or maintenance issues, twice daily is usually sufficient. For acute situations, dosing can be done more frequently.
Powders for Pets
Under 10 Pounds: 1/8 teaspoon twice daily
10-20 Pounds: 1/4 teaspoon twice daily
20-40 Pounds: 1/2 teaspoon twice daily
40-60 Pounds: 3/4 teaspoon twice daily
Over 60 Pounds: 1 rounded teaspoon twice daily
Tinctures for Pets:
Under 10 Pounds: 3 drops twice daily
10-20 Pounds: 5 drops twice daily
20-40 Pounds: 10 drops twice daily
40-60 Pounds: 20 drops twice daily
Over 60 Pounds: 30 drops twice daily
Capsules for Pets:
Under 10 Pounds: 1/4 capsule twice daily
10-20 Pounds: 1/2-4 capsule twice daily
20-40 Pounds: 1 capsule twice daily
40-60 Pounds: 2 capsules twice daily
Over 60 Pounds: 3 capsules twice daily
Dosing for Livestock:
Powders for Livestock:
Smaller animals: dose by weight as if they were pets
100-200 Pounds: 1 rounded tsp 2-4 times daily
200-400 Pounds: 2 rounded tsp 2-4 times daily
Adult Horses and Cattle: 1-2 tablespoons 2-4 times daily
Tinctures for Livestock:
Smaller animals: dose by weight as if they were pets
100-200 Pounds: 1 tsp 2-4 times daily
200-400 Pounds: 2 tsp 2-4 times daily
Adult Horses and Cattle: 5 cc 2-4 times daily
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The HomeGrown Approach - What Makes us Different?
Many of our Herbal Products are created with herbs that are grown right here! Of course there are many plants that are outside the scope of our ability to grow in Idaho, due to either climate or quantity requirements. So when we need to supplement our growing efforts, we purchase only the finest product from quality, growers that we trust! All of our Single Herb Tinctures are made right here at our own facility with a single plant.
Our plants are grown, weeded, harvested and processed by caring herbalists filled with healing intent, not by machines. HomeGrown plant harvesting is timed for maximum potency...not the day the combine is scheduled. - Only the most medicinal portions of the HomeGrown plants are utilized for medicine making. - No pesticides, herbicides or artificial fertilizers of any kind are used in our herb gardens. HomeGrown wildcrafted herbs are ethically collected and identified by experienced herbalists, not minimum-wage, apathetic employees.
Yeah, we might be crazy to go to all the trouble when we could import material from Bulgaria for a tenth of the price, but we have experienced the difference in the quality of the end product. We are confident that when you use our HomeGrown herbals, you WILL see what all the fuss was about!
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Colton –
Melvin (verified owner) –
Why I buy Milk Thistle from HGH and am growing milk thistle? It is because the entire plant is edible and everyone has or will have more or less a liver disfunction due to big Pharma, FDA the AMA, Monsanto Company and their GMO products ie (corn, soy), drug use, and socialism. This is my way to do something about it!
Dr. Patrick Jones –
Many thistles are edible. They make a wonderful diet food because you spend more calories getting past the spines to the edible inside than you get from eating it. :0)