Product Description: Cooperative Company Founded in 1976Responsibility for People and the EnvironmentMilk Thistle (Silybum marianum)KosherNon-Radiation TreatedThe hard, dark milk thistle seeds are crushed to make teas and tinctures, made into capsules, or added to foods. It is used to. The whole seeds are sometimes added to food. The seeds have a bitter, savory taste and a subtle aroma. Place of origin: Bulgaria Scientific name: Milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.)
How to use the product: Grind the milk thistle in a coffee grinder or spice grinder and add the ground seeds to shakes or cereal. Or, if you want liver seeds, package them in capsules. To prepare milk thistle tea, add 1 teaspoon of ground seeds to 1 cup of boiling water and steep for 15 minutes. These ground seeds can also be made into a tincture using a solvent of 50% alcohol and 50% water (or 100% vodka). The whole seeds can be roasted and added to salads, breads and cereals. The liver-protecting properties of milk thistle seeds have been extensively studied. While formulations with concentrated levels of silymarin (70 to 80%) are studied (especially in Europe) as treatments for a variety of liver problems, whole seeds with lower levels of silymarin are used as a liver tonic, "to support healthy liver function". and to support overall well-being. Chronic drug and alcohol addicts can also use milk thistle as a support herb.
Precautions: The Botanical Safety Handbook* classifies milk thistle as follows: Class: 1: An herb that is safe to consume when used appropriately. German Commission E Monograph on Milk Thistle Seeds** There are no known reasons for contraindications, side effects, or reactivity with drugs. *Michael McGuffin, ed., Botanical Safety Handbook, published by the Herbal Products Association of America, (New York: CRC Press, 1997) **Mark Blumenthal, ed., The Complete German Commission E Monographs ), (Austin TX: Integrative Medicine Communications, 1998)
Frontier Co-op, Whole Milk Thistle Seeds, 16 oz (453 g)
