Wild thistle is a weed and poisonousplant, but for a long time it has been cultivated and grown to produce medicinal raw materials. Previously, it was used only in the recipes of traditional medicine, but today the substance silymarin (from seeds) is listed in the list of medicines.
По составу это очень богатое растение, содержащее not only proteins and flavonoids, but also vitamins, as well as trace elements. In total, it has about 200 useful compounds, for which it is widely used in medicine, although it has the milk thistle contraindications (minimal).
Therapeutic properties of milk thistle
Extracts of this plant are most usedin the treatment of the gastrointestinal tract. He is considered an assistant at poisoning, intoxication, toxicosis of pregnant women, it normalizes metabolism and cleanses the liver of toxins, therefore it is used for diabetes, obesity, jaundice, as well as some other diseases of the liver and spleen.
Milk throat, contra-indicated to a minimum, improves healing in fractures, open wounds, varicose veins and hemorrhoids. She also helps with constipation with colitis.
Most of the drugs based on this plantis developed and manufactured for the treatment of liver diseases. So, milk thistle is indicated for cirrhosis, hepatitis, chemical intoxications (chlorine, alcohol, narcotic substances). It also protects the liver from radiation. Under the influence of the extract from milk thistle, the formation and secretion of bile improves, the function of the liver is better performed by regenerating (restoring) its cells, which has a beneficial effect on the general metabolism and improves the condition of patients with anemia, atherosclerosis, hypertension and avitaminosis.
Drugs based on this plant can also be prescribed for stress, chronic fatigue syndrome and depression.
Of course, has milk thistle contraindications, we will focus on them later.
Methods of application
Today milk thistle can be found in the form of oil and powder (meal), and at home conditions, decoctions and infusions of this plant are prepared.
The decoction is prepared as follows:
Chop seeds or roots of a plant in a coffee grinder and in the amount of 1 tablespoon pour 0.5 liters of water. Put the container on the fire, boil for 20 minutes, and then insist for an hour and strain.
Infusion:
1 tablespoon of crushed seeds or roots pour two cups of boiling water and insist 2 hours (you can in a thermos).
Powder (meal) is prepared as follows:
Seeds or roots are ground to a state of powder and are taken in this form with water.
Thistle oil:
Есть способ добавить сухое вещество в vegetable oil (50 grams for 0.5 liters) and insist in a dark place for a week, and you can simmer the same composition in the oven for 2-3 hours at 50 degrees. However, it is most convenient to buy ready-made oil in a pharmacy, since preparation takes a lot of time.
Milk thistle contraindications
Most often people use meal and oil.milk thistle, contraindications to the use of this plant are associated mainly with its strong choleretic effect. It is not recommended to take it to those who have stones in the gallbladder, it can provoke a painful attack due to the movement of stones (stones). There is also rarely another reason why a person cannot take preparations based on this plant - intolerance, i.e. allergy.
Thistle Reviews
Someone considers it a valuable plant, and someonedoes not see the result at all. It is possible that the more a person has a broken metabolism, the more noticeable the therapeutic effect may become, however, it is best to take herbal preparations for prophylaxis, just before that it is necessary to do an ultrasound of the gallbladder and make sure that there are no stones.
Many prefer the milk thistle meal, the contraindications are the same as those of oil and tinctures, so the question of how to use it completely depends on the individual desires of the person.
