“Milk thistle has been used in Europe as a remedy for depression and liver problems for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Recent research has confirmed traditional herbal knowledge, proving that the herb has a remarkable ability to protect the liver from damage resulting from alcholic and other types of poisoning. Today, milk thistle is widely used in the West for the treatment of a range of liver conditions.” -Encyclopedia oh Herbal Medicine

Milk thistle is completely safe to use during pre-conception, pregnancy, and lactation. It is a great option to nurse through to the baby in cases of true jaundice.

Milk thistle is also known to help increase the bile secretion from both the liver and the gallbladder (where we store the bile after the liver produces it). Helping to assist in digestion as well as blood sugar balance.

“Milk thistle is a stout, annual or biennial plant found in dry, rocky soils in southern and western Europe and in some parts of the U.S. The branched, shining brown stem grows 1 to 3 feet high and bears alternate, dark green, shiny leaves with spiny, scalloped edges and white spots along the weins. The upper leaves clasp the stem. Large, solitary, purple flower heads subtended by spiny bracts appear from Jun to August.” -The Herb Book

Key Constituents

• Flavonlignans

• Bitter principles

• Polyacetylense

• Vitamins A, B1, B2

• Mucilage

• Iron

• Selenium

• Zinc

• Phosphorus

• Manganese

• Magnesium

Key Actions

• Liver protective

• Chemoprotective

• Anticancer

• Anti-allergenic

• Increases breast milk production

Parts Used

• Flower head

• Seeds

Key Preparations

• Decoction

• Tincture

• Capsules

Today, milk thistle is the main remedy used in the Western world as an herbal medicine to protect the liver from the extreme amounts of toxins we are exposed to daily. It also assists it in its many metabolic activities and helps it to renew the cells. The herbs has been used in treatments to fight hepatitis and jaundice. It is also beneficial in situations where the liver is under extreme stress, whether that be from environment toxins, infections of excess alcohol use.

This is the super star herb in our One Happy Liver Tincture!