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Today we will find out the beneficial and medicinal properties of milk thistle for healing the whole body, especially the liver, recipes based on it, their use in official and traditional medicine, contraindications for use, find out its benefits and possible harm, get acquainted with the photo of the plant, watch the video.

By the way, below you can see a photo of what this plant looks like:
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I have a favorite thorn - milk thistle, here is my story about it today. We will find out the medicinal properties of milk thistle, in what form it can be taken, how to use it correctly, and for what problems of the body it is an indispensable healer.

The milk thistle plant also has such names as gostropestry and Mary thistle, Virgin Mary thistle (Mariendistel), silver tartar.

Spotted milk thistle (holy or milk thistle) has long been revered by many peoples of the world as a super healthy remedy. Traditions say that it was the Virgin Mary who presented people with a healing milk that can cure various diseases (white spots on the leaves of milk thistle). When the stem or leaves are broken, a white liquid is released, which was previously used by those who did not have milk to feed the baby.

History documents say that 2000 years ago, the Greeks used a decoction of the seeds of this plant to treat various diseases. Modern recipes of traditional medicine convey the same information to us. Flour from milk thistle seeds and meal is especially popular. Meal is the seeds of milk thistle, pomace, which remained after the extraction of milk thistle oil.

It is hard to believe that such a nondescript plant can have such a great restorative effect, but I have seen it myself.

I'll tell you how I got acquainted with the effective action of this medicinal plant. In a past life, before blogging, I was engaged in phytocomplexes, which I still take to this day. And there is such a phytocomplex, which I often mention in my articles - Lifesafe (from English. Liver in the safe - that is, liver protection).

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It was developed by scientists of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine under the guidance of Professor Lapshin and includes:

• ground fruits of milk thistle
• immortelle sandy
• lemon balm
• yarrow
• corn silk

Each of the listed medicinal plants performs its own function, but the main one belongs to milk thistle - namely the seeds of this herb contribute to the restoration of diseased liver cells, acting as a phyto-hepato-protector.
Thanks to milk thistle, I repaired a lot of things in my body, which at that time began to lose ground - my health began to bother me (10 years ago).

What I got rid of thanks to milk thistle:

1. my liver began to work normally - I stopped getting sick often, and if I happened to catch something, it passed quickly and without complications, since the liver is our inner healer
2. the extensive light brown spots on the face in the region of the cheekbones, chin and forehead disappeared, which appeared as soon as the sun became more active in the spring - I was pockmarked and hid it in foundation
3. the surface of the skin itself has improved significantly - it has become smooth and even, without a single pigment spot or pimple
4. emotional outbursts and mood swings have significantly decreased, I have become much calmer and do not get turned on half a turn from any nonsense
5. the work of the intestines improved and bloating disappeared, the rumbling and seething in the stomach and intestines disappeared
6. bitterness in the mouth in the morning is gone forever and my tongue is now never whitish and coated, I also got rid of bad breath

The result that I got is enough to recommend this plant to everyone - suddenly you have similar troubles that ruin your life.

The use of milk thistle. In what form can it be applied

Milk thistle is an edible medicinal plant. In the pharmacy and distribution network, you can purchase various milk thistle derivatives:

• oil pressed from seeds
• milk thistle seed tincture
• syrup
• seeds and flowers, powdered
• meal - the remains of seeds after squeezing the oil
• fresh leaves and flowers - an additive to salads and raw materials for tea

At home, milk thistle is used to make teas and infusions, decoctions.

Milk thistle capsules produced by various manufacturers of phytopreparations (food additives). I myself use milk thistle in encapsulated form.

The oil is used for burns, they treat eczema. Well softens dry skin, used as a remedy for wrinkles in cosmetology.

Meal and leaves, plant stems are an excellent sorbent for poisoning of any kind: chemical, food, alcohol. Restoring and regenerating function, choleretic - has no equal.

Chemical composition

To find out what medicinal properties milk thistle contains, you need to look at its composition and find out what, according to reference books on herbal medicine, is hidden in the depths of this green treasure.

Relatively recently, it was "deciphered" chemical composition substances that give the plant its natural color. As it turned out, these substances, called flavonoids, have not only a “coloring” effect, but also a therapeutic one. This is achieved due to the antioxidant properties of flavonoids.

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Not only the leaves, but also the tissues of milk thistle also contain flavonoids, including the so-called silymarins, which include silydianin, silybin, and silicristin. It is these compounds that give the plant its main medicinal properties.

The plant has a rich vitamin composition, contains rare substances necessary for a person, many microelements. Most often, plant seeds or their meal are used for medicinal purposes - as a food additive, it is also used in dietary nutrition.

Silymarin restores hepatocytes - the main construction material liver. After removing part of the liver, it is able to regenerate its own tissue and the first assistant in this is silymarin, which contains milk thistle.

It strengthens the walls of the liver, making them less permeable to various harmful factors, and gradually the liver is regenerated. It is known that milk thistle seeds significantly accelerate this process. That is, after liver damage, the use of milk thistle preparations leads to a faster recovery.

Milk thistle has an antioxidant effect: silymarin protects the membranes of liver cells from the aggressive effects of free radicals than prevents cells from becoming cancerous.

Iron, zinc, B vitamins and a large number of trace elements have made milk thistle famous in folk and official medicine.

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The plant has a number useful substances in its composition:

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Milk thistle has a large set of micro and macro elements:

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The leaves and stems of a young plant are similar in composition to vegetables - they contain a large amount of plant fibers, which helps to cleanse the intestines and remove toxins.

Milk thistle seed oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids and can adequately replace that of fish.

Its most valuable components are: silymarin (flavonoids), silybin and silidonin (flavanolignans), mineral compounds and the presence of unsaturated fatty acids.

Silymarins and other flavonoids are not the only components of milk thistle tissue that are beneficial to humans. Here are just some of the most widely represented substances in the composition of this plant that can significantly enhance the therapeutic effect:

• Tyramine and histamine are substances that stimulate natural biological processes.
• Metals and other inorganic elements such as iodine, selenium, chromium, manganese, boron and the most "weighty" components, copper and zinc. All these substances are present in extremely small doses, from 0.09 micrograms per gram to 1.16 micrograms. At the same time, the content of components such as calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium and magnesium is already measured in milligrams per gram - from 0.08 mg to 16.6 mg.
• A whole bunch of vitamins - firstly, group B, secondly, A, K, D, F and E.
• The so-called factor T is an enzyme that promotes the resorption of blood clots.
• Phospholipids, tocopherols and acylglycerols, we can talk about a whole complex of lipids.
• Essential and fatty oils (the latter in high concentration, in some cases around 32%).

And this is only a small part of the composition of milk thistle tissues, there are much more useful elements.

Useful medicinal properties of milk thistle and contraindications

Consider milk thistle from the point of view of medicinal and useful properties for our body, why it is necessary to introduce it into your diet as a dietary supplement or in the form of salads from the leaves and stems of the plant.

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Milk thistle: medicinal properties for our health

To find out what medicinal properties milk thistle contains, we examined its composition described above. According to reference books on herbal medicine, the bowels of this green treasure contains more than four hundred useful elements.

A plant with a wide spectrum of action to improve human health. It has the following healing properties:

• Antiviral
• Antiallergic
• Antioxidant
• Immunomodulatory
• Hepatoprotective and cytoprotective
• Anti-inflammatory
• Antitoxic
• Anticancer (antifibrotic)
• Laxative
• Choleretic
• Diuretic
• Wound healing
• Cholesterol-lowering
• Antispasmodic

Based on this list, we can conclude that Maryina thorn is excellent for including it in the complex therapy of many types of diseases. Most often it is included in herbal mixtures against such ailments:

1. diseases of the cardiovascular system (atherosclerosis, hypertension, myocarditis, varicose veins)
2. diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (hepatitis, fatty hepatosis, cholecystitis, cholangitis, colitis, chronic constipation)
3. pathologies of the spleen and pancreas (splenitis, pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus)
4. skin diseases (psoriasis, eczema, acne, allergic dermatitis)
5. diseases of the lungs and bronchi (pneumonia, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, emphysema)
6. diseases of the musculoskeletal system (rheumatoid arthritis and arthrosis, radiculitis, plexitis)
7. disorders in the genitourinary system (prostatitis, urethritis, cystitis, nephritis)

Also decoctions and infusions from various parts milk thistle is used to reduce weight and normalize the overall metabolism, to prevent or eliminate anemia, to maintain healthy vision. But the main highlight of this plant lies in its unique and inimitable healing power from liver diseases, let's deal with this in more detail.
First, I offer a short video about the benefits of milk thistle:

Healing properties of spotted thistle for the liver. How Silymarin Works

The hepatoprotective or liver cell regenerating property of milk thistle is based on its unique substance called silymarin.

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Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it is the only natural complete preparation produced by nature for high-quality and comprehensive restoration of liver tissues and functions.

It is possible that silymarin is also found in plants related to milk thistle, for example, in common tartar, but this fact has not yet been confirmed. Thus, it turns out that Maryina spine is the only comprehensively studied source of silymarin today.

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Liver tissues are approximately 60-80% composed of cells called hepatocytes. These cells take the hit from toxic substances that enter the body, as well as aggressive free radicals. Under these influences, first of all, the cell membrane suffers. Thus, to save the liver, you need to do the following:

1. Block the entry into cells and tissues of the most dangerous poisons that harm the hepatocytes themselves.
2. Stop further destruction of already damaged membranes and start the mechanisms of natural cell repair.
3. Neutralize free radicals and minimize exposure to substances that destroy hepatocyte membranes.
4. Remove painful inflammation of damaged tissues.

The silymarins found in milk thistle are effective in all four areas. Even such a strong toxin, which contains the pale grebe, is successfully blocked by silymarins. At the same time, RNA polymerase is produced, which, in turn, significantly intensifies the process. natural cell renewal.

Silymarins sharply weaken the processes of oxidation, which reliably protects cell membranes.

A wide range of healing effects of silymarin makes the use of milk thistle simply an indispensable tool for the treatment or prevention of many liver diseases.

Here is a list of these diseases:

• acute and chronic bacterial hepatitis
• fatty hepatosis
• viral hepatitis C
• cirrhosis of the liver of toxic or viral origin
• acute poisoning poisonous mushrooms, heavy metal compounds, halogenated hydrocarbons, drugs for chemotherapy
• acute or chronic disorder of general or hepatic fat metabolism
• acute and chronic cholecystitis, cholangitis and tendency to stone formation in gallbladder and bile ducts

But in a barrel with healing honey, that is, silymarin, there was also an annoying fly in the ointment, this component is extremely difficult to dissolve. However, this unpleasant fact was circumvented by enclosing the medicinal potential of milk thistle in tablets and capsules.

Saturated and unsaturated fats. Useful and medicinal properties

Milk thistle contains approximately 32% oil, which is made up of a unique complex of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.

When they enter the digestive system in humans, they provoke a choleretic effect, namely, a choleretic effect (the uniform synthesis of bile improves) and, in part, a cholekinetic effect (the outflow of bile improves). This primary action of milk thistle fats contributes to the disinfection of food, its better assimilation and the reduction of manifestations of intestinal dysbacteriosis.

When fatty acids enter the blood, they have anti-inflammatory, anticancer, hepatoprotective activity. They are also used as a source of energy. Since an integral part of milk thistle oil is vitamins A and E, the spectrum of action of milk thistle is significantly expanded. But only if you take the fruits of milk thistle correctly - at one time approximately 10 grams of fruit. Then the described effect from the use of milk thistle fruits is invariably achieved.

If you use a smaller amount of crushed fruits of the plant, then these actions may not appear. With gallbladder dyskinesia, chronic pancreatitis, the desired effect can also not be achieved from the fruits of the plant, since it is necessary to use certain features in the nutrition system for these diseases.

Milk thistle seed carbohydrates. Useful and medicinal properties

Despite the fact that there are a lot of carbohydrates in the fruits of the plant, according to this indicator, the fruits are not contraindicated even in diabetes mellitus, on the contrary, they are indicated. How can this be? Just the main polysaccharide is starch and its content is approximately 15%.

It is able to slowly turn into glucose in the digestive system and, getting into the blood, does not create problems for either the liver (even with fatty hepatosis) or the pancreas (even with manifestations of type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus).

The rest of the polysaccharides that are in the fruits of thistles (mucus, pectins, fiber) are not able to break down into simple carbohydrates and be absorbed into the bloodstream, causing stress on the pancreas or liver. Moving through the intestines, mucus, pectins, fiber enhance intestinal peristalsis, and together with fats that provide a choleretic effect, contribute to the elimination of frequent constipation.

There is not a rough cleansing of the intestines, as some laxatives do, but cleansing of the intestines in the full sense - due to swelling of the mucus. Mucus is able to swell indefinitely in aquatic environment. If there is enough water in the diet, then the mucus swells in the intestines and collects not just water, but water with toxic substances dissolved in it. A similar action is performed by pectins, fiber.

On insoluble carbohydrates, saprophytic (beneficial) intestinal microflora develops more actively, which produces additional portions of vitamins. Competitively suppressing pathogenic microflora, it helps to improve the intestinal microflora.

And if you remember that the choleretic function vegetable oils helps our liver make room in the gallbladder for new portions of bile (and this is the dirt that the liver found in the blood), then there is a global cleansing of the blood and cleansing of our body as a whole. As we can see, the effect of correct application polysaccharides - in the presence of sufficient water - quite serious and important for health.

Proteins in fruits - useful and medicinal properties

An important component in thistles for health is proteins. They contain about 6%, and according to this indicator, the plant lags behind cereals and cereals by about two times. True, due to the high fat content, the fruits have a high calorie content - about 370 kilocalories.

The presence of protein in milk thistle makes it beneficial for people who have switched to a vegetarian diet. Adding crushed flour from milk thistle seeds will help to partially compensate for the protein deficiency in their body.

We figured out the beneficial properties of Maryina's thorn, now let's look at contraindications and side effects, because they also have a place to be, and they need to be known and remembered.

The main contraindications to the use of milk thistle

Although most users of medicines based on milk thistle claim that there are no contraindications to the use of the plant, they still exist.

Here are some contraindications to taking thistle spotted:

• individual intolerance to the components of the herb
• the presence of serious mental illness (epilepsy, depressive-manic state, protracted neurosis)
• exacerbation of gallstone disease, when the risk of stone movement is high, or stones are large
• heart disease, where the leading role is played by the level of calcium and phosphorus (more often it concerns the work of heart valves)
• bowel diseases accompanied by diarrhea, and in general a tendency to loose and frequent stools

According to some reviews, when taking oil or meal, pain in the liver, bloating, mild nausea may occur. But in most cases, all these phenomena disappear within a couple of days after the start of the reception.

With great care, pregnant women and nursing mothers should be treated with preparations from Maryina thorn, since this spotted herb can cause the expulsion of the fetus or cause severe diarrhea in the baby.

Contraindications to the use of milk thistle for the liver are mainly related to the use of alcohol tincture. It is worth supplementing this list only by indicating that milk thistle for the liver is unsuitable for nursing mothers, pregnant women and "cores".

The use of any parts of milk thistle is also undesirable for children under 12 years of age, this contraindication is associated with the instability of the young organism and the danger that the useful actions of the plant will turn into troubles in the form of diarrhea, heartburn and upset digestion.

In pharmacies, you can buy tablets and capsules made from milk thistle, which are more familiar to many patients. Medicines "Legalon", "Gepabene", or "Phosfonciale" are represented by capsules protected by a layer of gelatin, inside of which there is a powder.

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Tablets look no different from any other drugs. It can be Sibektan, Legalen, the more familiar Karsil and Karsil Forte, as well as Salimar. All tablets are sold with precise instructions for their use.

In addition, meal is also sold - in fact, already prepared powder from milk thistle seeds.

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Experts believe that in this form, the plant will not bring benefits, since silymarin is easily destroyed by exposure to light, oxidation in air, and also when heated. So that it is absolutely pointless to prepare decoctions and brew "healing tea"(this is the opinion of pharmacists).

The listed medicines (drugs) can be easily found in any pharmacy, the price of tablets with the medicinal properties of Maryina thorn varies from 250 to 900 rubles per box, designed for a monthly course. The drugs are grouped under common name plant hepatoprotectors.

All medicines of the group of herbal hepatoprotectors work quite well. in an interesting way. When they enter the stomach, they are absorbed into the blood and then pass through the bloodstream to the liver.

There they are taken by hepatocytes in about half of their total volume, and the rest of the drug goes into the bile. From the gallbladder, the rest of the drug is released into the duodenum, enters the small intestine, where it is once again absorbed into the bloodstream and goes to the liver, where it is absorbed.

It turns out that one vegetable tablet brings benefits 2 times more than synthetically created. By the way, herbal tablets are popular only in Russia and the CIS countries, and in Western Europe and the USA they are practically not used due to insufficient research into the composition of raw materials.

Of course, the doctor should prescribe the dose and duration of taking pharmaceutical preparations, based on the individual condition of the patient and the indicators of the tests taken from him.

Inflammatory processes are stopped due to the fact that the body, under the influence of fatty acids contained in milk thistle, produces prostaglandins.

Self-preparation of medicinal preparations at home

Milk thistle for the liver is used in various forms, with the most simple options allow self-preparation of medicines. Actually, there are basically two options:

• tincture
• powder.

In both cases, crushed milk thistle seeds are used. The only difference is that to make a tincture, the powder is poured with vodka (ideally alcohol) and infused for a week. Vodka should be five times more than powder.

The convenience of a tincture compared to a powder is that the tincture can be stored and consumed gradually, but the prepared powder must be taken immediately and made in single doses each time.

The action of the tincture is more pronounced, so it is best to take it only with the consent of the doctor. Tincture is contraindicated for those who should not drink alcohol. So with alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver, this method is unacceptable. The use of tincture is also excluded in the presence of acute cholecystitis, pancreatitis and liver failure.

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Dosage for milk thistle tincture is- from one to 20 drops (it is better to find out the exact dosage from the doctor, after all), and for powder- one tablespoon a day. Take the powder before meals.

Overdose can cause pain in the right side. It can be caused by blockage of the bile duct by stones. Also, an overdose can cause the movement of previously static gallstones. Therefore, remember the recommended dose of milk thistle tincture or powder above.
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Milk thistle for the liver: how to take

The liver will not fail if you eat foods that enhance the secretion of bile. Milk thistle will help out - an excellent choleretic agent. It cleanses and regenerates liver cells.

This is a powerful weed that is cultivated in many countries of the world. It is used not only in traditional medicine - the plant provides the necessary raw materials for the medical industry. Included in the composition of choleretic agents, nutritional supplements, known throughout the world.

It is known that the liver is an important, multifunctional organ. It's like a small laboratory where enzymes are constantly created that are important for the functioning of the whole organism.

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• find and remove toxic substances from the body, purify the blood
• break down fats, ensuring the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
• control, maintain the energy balance of the body
• The liver is a kind of storage for all the substances necessary to nourish the different cells of the body.

At the first signal about the lack of any element, the liver immediately replenishes it - but only if it is not weakened and can quickly respond.

Any malfunction in the liver can be identified by such unpleasant symptoms:

• flatulence, constipation or diarrhea
• constant weakness, drowsiness
• irritability, emotional jumps for no apparent reason
• heart palpitations
• decrease in the level of hemoglobin in the blood
• blurred vision

Digestion is a complex activity. Poorly digested foods cause metabolic disorders. Without the participation of the liver, digestion is impossible.. During the day, a healthy organ produces about a liter of bile.

What is bile for?

For the daily production of a bitter yellow liquid - bile, minerals, proteins, and water are consumed. Bile is stored in the gallbladder.
During digestion, food moves from the stomach to the duodenum to continue the process. At this moment, the required amount of bile is released from the bladder - provided that at least a small amount of fat.

This liquid helps to process food, to absorb all the useful substances from it. Bile removes poisonous compounds formed in the body or received from the external environment.
Bile stimulates the intestines, destroys putrefactive processes in it. In case of violation of the outflow of bile, digestion worsens, the work of the whole organism is disrupted:

1. food is poorly processed, digested, metabolic processes are disturbed
2. increased production of gases
3. constipation appears
4. lack of bile impairs the functioning of the pancreas, which can cause its disease.
5. papillomas, spots appear on the skin
6. accumulated toxins, excess salts are not excreted in the urine, feces. This leads to disease in the joints.
7. increased pain in the temporal part of the head

Stagnation of bile in the gallbladder causes stress, fear, irritability, sedentary image life, infections, fatty foods.
Due to the fact that the bile has become thick, there is no outflow of it, sand appears in the bladder, stones begin to form. There is pain in the right side.

Cleansing and restoration of the liver

Milk thistle preparations improve liver function. The secretion of bile increases, the ducts are cleared, sand comes out of the gallbladder.

The chemical composition of milk thistle includes a rare compound that easily decomposes toxins, preventing them from entering the liver - silymarin. This substance helps the liver to form new cells instead of those destroyed by disease or alcohol.

Oil, milk thistle tincture cleanse the liver, blood, removing toxins and excess sugar from it. The intestines are also cleansed, constipation disappears. The pain in the joints goes away. Improves the work of the pancreas, kidneys.

To protect the body from intoxication with poisons in hazardous industries, it is recommended to use preparations from milk thistle for preventive purposes. The use of these drugs gives good results in the treatment of hepatitis.

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Crushed milk thistle flowers and seeds can be used in a dish, not requiring heat treatment. Add to salads, sandwiches.
Or, a few minutes before a meal, eat a teaspoon of the product with water. This will enhance the choleretic effect. After a month of taking drugs, take a break.

Self-administration of choleretic agents is recommended if the gallbladder is clean, without stones. In the presence of stones, it is necessary to consult a doctor and observe him while taking the behavior of the stones.

How to Take Milk Thistle Seeds for Liver Disease

The seeds of the milk thistle plant have the greatest healing power of the whole plant, their beneficial effect on the liver and other organs has been used for many centuries before the birth of Christ. It is from the seeds that tablets and extracts are made, lying on the pharmacy shelves. It was this part of the milk thistle that was carefully and repeatedly subjected to various experiments and studies.

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In the process of processing from seeds, three main products are obtained that are used in cooking, folk and official medicine - these are:

1. butter

seed oil Virgin herbs can be added to baked goods, dressed with salads and drunk to treat or prevent diseases of the liver and pancreas. For preventive purposes, use 1 teaspoon of oil - on an empty stomach 15-30 minutes before breakfast, doing this daily until the entire vial is over, repeating such courses every six months. With a therapeutic purpose, between the described courses, they take a break of 1 month and drink the oil again until the next vial runs out. So alternate reception and breaks until the disease disappears or freezes.

Flour is obtained from the unpressed mature seeds of the plant.. They are most often used for baking bread and adding to dishes and some confectionery products intended for people with diabetes and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

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Flour, as well as butter, is useful to take 1 teaspoon 15-30 minutes before meals, the allowed amount is up to three times a day. The course, depending on the state of health of the liver and other organs, can be from 10 to 30 days, it is advisable to consult with your doctor about the period of admission.

And a special place in this trinity occupies meal - floury powder from pressed milk thistle seeds. It is believed that it contains a concentration of the healing properties of Mary's thorn. From myself I will say that this statement is by no means an exaggeration, I was convinced of this on personal experience and on the example of one of her friends, who suffers from sharp jumps in blood sugar and a state of prediabetes.

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At one time I took meal courses, completely cleansed the liver and for many years I have not been going to the clinic, I do not suffer from colds, I do not get fat and I look great for my age. And my friend, having experienced a clinical death a year ago, on one of the tests she found out that her blood sugar was 2 times higher than normal. I recommended that she take milk thistle meal, and a week later, she boasted to me that sugar had dropped from 13.7 to 8.5 units.

I believe that every person, especially city dwellers, both sick and healthy, should include oil, flour or meal of Maryina thorn in their diet. Agree, it is much easier to prevent a disease than to treat it, especially since the price of oil, flour and milk thistle meal is only 80-120 rubles per box or bottle for a monthly course, and their healing properties are truly priceless.

How to be treated with milk thistle herb: decoction, juice, tincture

Milk thistle grass, like its seeds, is widely used to treat diseases of the liver and other digestive organs. Decoctions and infusions are prepared from it, both for drinking and for external use in the form of lotions, compresses and baths for skin diseases.

Also, juice is prepared from the leaves of milk thistle, which is not inferior to the above-ground part of the plant in terms of healing effects. And now - a few recipes.

Herbal decoction for oral administration

Take 1 tablespoon of chopped milk thistle herb and pour it with a glass of boiling water. Then heat for 15 minutes in a water bath, then remove the broth from the heat and let stand for another 45 minutes, wrapping the container in a towel. When the broth is infused, strain it and take a third of a glass 3 times a day half an hour before meals, the course lasts 30 days.

This decoction helps not only to treat the liver, but also to improve metabolism, normalize stools and cleanse the skin of acne. It can also be poured into ice molds and, after freezing it into cubes, wipe the skin of the face with them after morning and evening washing to eliminate acne and oily sheen.

To get juice, the leaves are passed through a meat grinder, and then they are placed in gauze, rolled up in 3-4 layers, and the liquid is carefully twisted into an enamel bowl. Another, more easy way is to pass the leaves through an ordinary household juicer. Maryina thorn juice is used for many diseases of the liver, skin, constipation, hypovitaminosis, digestive and metabolic disorders.

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Juice can be preserved by making a tincture out of it. To do this, 100 ml of 70% alcohol or good vodka are taken per 1 liter of freshly squeezed juice, mixed thoroughly and allowed to stand for 3-7 days. The resulting tincture is taken 1 teaspoon per 50 ml of water on an empty stomach - 30 minutes before breakfast, the course is 30 days. Use tincture to treat the skin with wounds, sores, pustules and other inflammatory processes.

Considerable healing power is possessed by spotted thistles and flowers. For the treatment of ailments of the liver, gallbladder, intestines and skin, decoctions and infusions are prepared from them. To obtain infusion 1 tbsp. a spoonful of flower baskets is poured with a glass of boiling water, wrapped and left overnight.

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Prepare a decoction: take raw materials and water in the same proportions as for the infusion, and boil over low heat or in a water bath for 10-15 minutes. The finished medicine is filtered and taken in thirds - quarters of a glass 3-4 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

By the way, hardworking little bees collect amazingly tasty honey, the medicinal properties of which are used in medicine, cooking, and cosmetology. It should be eaten 1-2 tablespoons a day, preferably in the morning, 30 minutes before breakfast and lunch.

This honey can also be added to tea or milk, just make sure that the temperature of the liquids does not exceed 40 degrees. In too hot drinks, honey quickly breaks down and loses its healing abilities and can even decompose into harmful and dangerous carcinogens.

If you are worried about acne, acne and oily sheen of the skin of the face, then thistle honey can make an excellent mask. Without further ado, apply the product in a thin layer on the face, hold the mask for 10-15 minutes, and then wash your face with warm running water without soap. Do this procedure 2 times a week, and in a month you will forget about the mentioned skin troubles.

Attention, milk thistle honey, like any other honey, is an allergenic product. If you have an individual intolerance to bee products, then you will have to refuse treatment with thistle honey, and look at the photo for how it looks.

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Milk thistle root - how to use

The root of the plant does not lag behind in healing properties from the rest of the Maryina thorn. Infusions, decoctions and tinctures are also prepared from it for the treatment of the diseases of the liver and gastrointestinal tract mentioned more than once. Here is how to properly prepare the medicine from the specified part of the plant:

1. Take 1 tbsp. l. crushed roots, place them in a refractory enameled container and pour one glass of boiling water.
2. Then, for 30 minutes, heat the infusion in a water bath, and then, after wrapping it, insist the medicine for about an hour.
3. When this time is up, strain the infusion through a four-layer gauze and bring it to its original volume.

Take an infusion of the root for 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals, the course is from 15 to 30 days. By the way, when preparing medicines, you can mix any parts of milk thistle with each other, for example, seeds and roots, or grass and flowers, so the effect will be even brighter. Now let's see when which parts of the plant need to be harvested.

Milk thistle for other internal organs

Milk thistle is used primarily for therapy and repair of liver cells. The liver, as you know, suffers greatly from poisoning itself. different kind as well as hepatitis. It is these diseases that are “profile” for milk thistle. However, silymarins help to restore cells and other internal organs:

• kidneys, which allows the use of milk thistle in nephrolithiasis;
• pancreas, which indicates the possibility of treating cholecystitis;
• ureters and biliary tract, which indicates the use of milk thistle against diseases such as uraturia and dyskinesia (for the biliary tract).

Since some drugs have unpleasant side effects in the form of effects on the tissues of the kidneys and liver, milk thistle should be used in these cases as a rehabilitative agent in parallel with drug treatment.

When to collect seeds. Instructions for collecting different parts of the plant

Just want to warn you if you don't know appearance plants, live in a polluted area and do not have the opportunity to leave for an ecologically clean area, then it is better to buy raw materials in pharmacies. Fortunately, the prices for dried grass, meal and milk thistle oil are budgetary, and even grandmothers with a small pension can afford such drugs.

But if you know the plant well and still decide to start collecting it yourself, here is a small instruction for collecting different parts of milk thistle.

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Adhering to it, the medicinal properties of the plant will come to you in the most complete composition:

1. The aerial part, that is, the grass, is harvested when the plant is in bloom;
2. The flowers are harvested when they are fully opened;
3. The leaves are torn just before the start of flowering, when the buds are already swollen to the maximum, but have not yet opened;
4. Seeds are removed after they are fully ripe, around the end of August - beginning of September;
5. The roots are dug up in the fall after October 15, or in the spring after April 15.

Now you know at what period of the plant's growing season it is better to collect different parts of milk thistle in order to preserve their greatest usefulness.

It remains to find out how practicing doctors and ordinary people speak about Maryina Thorn.

Today, milk thistle is very popular for the treatment of the liver. It is used not only in medicines, but also widely used in folk medicine. If a person often catches a cold, is prone to allergies, this indicates a slagging of the body. Milk thistle liver cleanse is used to improve overall health.

Milk thistle is a natural sorbent. In a medicinal plant, the main substance is silymarin, with its help the liver activates protective mechanisms, and also regenerates liver cells damaged as a result of various diseases. Silymarin has no side effects. Flavolignans are biologically active substances that are not often found in nature. Their most important properties are the ability to protect, restore, regulate the functioning of liver cells, cleanse the liver of fatty deposits. They have anti-inflammatory properties and boost immunity.

The medicinal plant has long been cured of various severe liver diseases, such as:

• viral hepatitis
• cirrhosis
• fatty hepatosis
• biliary dyskinesia
• any poisoning (alcoholic, food, chemical)

The whole plant, from the seeds to the roots, can be used to cleanse and treat the milk thistle liver. From it you get:

• Powder
• Butter
• Pills
• alcohol tincture
• decoction of seeds, leaves, roots

Honey collected from the crops of milk thistle will also be a good tool for the normalization of liver function.

Silymarin, with prolonged contact with air, loses its medicinal properties, it is correct to grind the seeds of the plant into powder immediately before using it.

From the seeds, after cold pressing the oil, meal or flour is obtained. Milk thistle meal for the liver is used as a tonic, normalizes its functions, protects from destruction.

For the treatment of the liver, according to the prescription of a specialist, you can use such milk thistle tablets as: "Milk thistle extract", "Karsil Forte",

Karsil, Sibektan, Legalon, Gepabene, Phosfonciale. The instruction will tell in detail how to drink the drug for the liver.

Now let's take a closer look at how to take milk thistle for treatment, using traditional medicine.

milk thistle seed

Excellent prevention of various diseases and cleansing the liver daily chew 1-2 teaspoons of seeds.

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In order to treat the liver with milk thistle meal, eat 3 times a day, 1 teaspoon of the powder with water, 25-30 minutes before meals. The course lasts 40 days, after a break of 2 weeks. The course is held 0.5-1 year.

seed powder

Purification of milk thistle cookies can be done according to this recipe: grind 30 g of seeds, divide the powder into 5 equal parts. Take one part before meals, mixed in water, for a month. After that, you need to take a 2-week break. And repeat the course again. Improvement in health is noticeable after the first week of treatment. For prevention, repeat the course once a year.

Root

1 st. a spoonful of roots (collecting roots in the fall) pour 250 ml hot water. Boil for 30 minutes in a water bath, cover the pan with a lid. Strain, bring the volume of the broth with boiling water to 250 ml. Drink 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day before meals.

Decoction

To cleanse the liver of toxic substances, it is useful to use a recipe from a decoction of herbs: pour 1 teaspoon of seeds into 250 ml of water, cook over low heat, after the volume has decreased by 1/2, strain through a fine sieve. Take an hour after eating 1 tablespoon. Treat for 1 month.

Tea

The herb is also used to cleanse the liver: 1 tbsp. pour 250 ml of boiling water over a spoonful of herbs, brew for 10-20 minutes, strain. Drink tea hot, in small sips 3 times a day, 1 cup each: in the morning - on an empty stomach, in the afternoon - 30 minutes before meals, in the evening - before bedtime.

sprouted seeds

To improve the liver and improve the condition with hepatitis, it is good to eat 1 tablespoon of germinated seeds every day. sprouted

seeds that have the first two leaves are the most useful. They germinate a little longer than wheat.

How to Take Milk Thistle Oil for Liver Treatment

To improve and protect the liver, you need to take oil 1 teaspoon 2-3 times a day half an hour before meals for 1-2 months. If you are intolerant to the oil on an empty stomach, you can add it to food. Of great importance is the continuity of the course. Repeat course if necessary, repeat in a week.

Seed alcohol tincture

Pour the ground seeds into a dark glass vessel, pour alcohol at the rate of 1:5, cork the vessel and place in a dark, cool place for 7 days, stirring occasionally. Alcohol tincture has a particularly strong effect, so you need to take 15-20 drops at a time for several tablespoons of cold boiled water.

Contraindications for taking tincture with:

• liver cirrhosis
• pancreatitis
• cholecystitis
• asthma, epilepsy, mental disorders.

No matter how wonderful herb for cleansing the liver milk thistle is, there are contraindications. Not recommended for people with cardiovascular disease.

The herb should be discontinued if you experience an individual intolerance, skin rashes, abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation.

Reviews of the use of milk thistle for the liver

Most people who have been helped by this medicinal plant share positive experiences, but there are also negative reviews due to pain and nausea. This speaks of the individuality of each organism, so you need to choose the most suitable option for yourself. Before the initial course of treatment, consult your doctor.

To cure the liver, it is not necessary to be treated with drugs that this moment are very expensive. Folk recipes for the treatment of milk thistle liver are much cheaper. The plant, rich in vitamins, microelements and antioxidants, allows for a gentle but effective cleansing of the liver, as well as its restoration.

Eat milk thistle and stay healthy.

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Composition and properties

Milk thistle contains over 400 nutrients that the human body needs to function properly. The main active ingredient that has a significant effect on the state of the liver is silymarin. The plant contains about 12 types of silymarin compounds that positively affect the liver.

In addition, the grass contains a large amount of trace elements - calcium, magnesium and iron. In less significant quantities, milk thistle contains serenium, chromium, and iodine. The composition of the plant includes vitamins of all groups, essential oils, and substances responsible for the production of amines.

Useful properties of milk thistle:

• restorative effect on the cell membranes of the liver
• protection from toxic substances
• strengthening the walls of small blood vessels
• regenerative properties
• strengthening the immune mechanisms of the body
• influence on metabolic processes and normalization of weight

Milk thistle is often used as a wound healing agent. Diabetics are recommended to take medicine with such a plant due to the fact that it reduces sugar levels. It can also be used for gynecological diseases.

In general, milk thistle is characterized by many positive qualities, which is explained by the presence of a wide range of useful substances in its composition.

Milk thistle and liver disease

The presented plant is actively used in medicine as a hepatoprotector. Silymarin performs a protective function, protecting liver cells from negative impact toxins. The substance also activates the processes of regeneration of damaged tissues, stimulating the production of certain components necessary to strengthen cell membranes. Prostaglandin produced by silymarin is characterized by anti-inflammatory action.

Reception of milk thistle is appropriate for such diseases:

1. Cholecystitis. Inflammation in which the gallbladder becomes inflamed. The disease develops due to a violation of the bile outflow. The chronic form is accompanied by the formation of stones. With cholecystitis, patients have increased weakness, an unpleasant aftertaste in the oral cavity, and pain in the right side.
2. chronic hepatitis. Inflammatory pathology that affects the liver tissue. As a rule, it has a viral origin, but there are autoimmune and toxic forms of the disease. Symptoms appear most often in the later stages. The most common: weakness, nausea, jaundice, pain.
3. Obstruction of the bile ducts. A disorder resulting from improper contraction of the gallbladder and its appendages. It can also occur due to a muscle disorder of the sphincter. Accompanied by short-term pain and delays in menstruation in women.
4. Severe poisoning. Milk thistle is recommended to be taken to restore the liver after severe intoxication. In particular, the plant is used to treat poisoning with alcoholic beverages, plant poisons, fungi, metal compounds and various chemicals. Similarly, the plant can be used for rehabilitation after treatment with drugs that have a negative effect on the liver.

In general, there are various indications for taking milk thistle, which is associated with a positive effect on the liver and the body as a whole.

Application methods

Milk thistle can be used to make medicines in various forms. The method of application directly depends on the nature of the disease, and this must be taken into account in order for milk thistle treatment to be effective.

Application options:

• Powder. Prepared from seeds. It is mainly used to treat cardiovascular diseases, as well as to lower blood sugar. In addition, the powder improves performance digestive system, metabolic processes, increases appetite.
• Decoctions. It is mainly used to treat diseases of the liver and gallbladder. It is also recommended for admission in case of obesity. Treatment with decoctions can last no more than 2 months.
• Alcohol tincture. It is taken for severe poisoning, as well as in order to cleanse the body of toxins. Can be used after long-term treatment with antibiotics, chemotherapy and other potentially harmful therapies.
• Tea. It is prescribed for the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the digestive tract. It can also be taken to treat kidney stones, with varicose veins.
• Butter. Milk thistle oil, obtained from pressed seeds, helps with hepatitis and jaundice. The medicine is often taken to eliminate the symptoms of dysbacteriosis, food poisoning and some gynecological pathologies.

In general, the method of using milk thistle depends on the nature of the disease and the desired therapeutic effect.

milk thistle recipes

Almost any medicine containing milk thistle herb can be purchased at a pharmacy or specialized stores without any problems. However, many medicines can be prepared at home using the dried plant. It is important to remember that prolonged exposure to light, as well as high temperatures (more than 60 degrees) contributes to the loss of beneficial qualities due to the destruction of silymarin compounds.

Medical recipes with milk thistle:

1. Shrot. It is necessary, using a coffee grinder or a regular mortar, to grind milk thistle grains. The resulting powder is consumed daily, 1 spoon 4 times. It is best to take before eating. Duration of application is about 40 days with breaks between courses of 2 weeks.
2. Alcohol tincture. It is necessary to mix 50 g of powder and 0.5 l of vodka. The medicine should be infused for at least 2 weeks. From time to time, the medicine should be shaken a little. It should be taken every day 3-5 times 25 drops, drinking plenty of water.
3. Decoction. To prepare, you need to grind into a powdery mixture of 30 g of seeds. The resulting powder is poured into 0.5 liters of water and kept on low heat until a significant amount of liquid boils away. You need to take 1 spoon every hour, in the interval from 8 am to 8 pm. One course of treatment is 3 weeks, and a break - 14 days.


4. Tea. To prepare a medicinal drink, you can use both the seeds and the crushed milk thistle herb. It is necessary to pour 1 teaspoon of suitable raw materials with a glass of boiling water and leave for about 10 minutes. It should be drunk hot in small sips, after straining. It is recommended to take it in the morning before breakfast, as well as at noon and before going to bed.
5. Germinated seeds. This method of application also helps with liver diseases, and has an anti-inflammatory effect. To germinate the seeds, you need to rinse them and leave them soaked in water for several hours. After that, the water is drained and the seeds should be placed in a bright place. The first sprouts appear, as a rule, for 2-3 days, and they need to be eaten daily, 1 spoonful.

In addition to the methods of traditional medicine, milk thistle is the main active ingredient in many pharmaceuticals in the form of tablets. Such drugs can be taken only as directed, in accordance with the rules specified in the instructions.

Speaking about how to drink milk thistle for the liver, it should be noted that this medicinal plant is used to prepare medicines in various forms.

Contraindications

Due to the peculiarities of its composition, milk thistle has a number of contraindications. If they are present, it is not recommended to take drugs with such a plant, as this can lead to severe side effects or worsen the course of the disease.

The main contraindications for taking milk thistle:

• Age limit. Medicines with this plant are not recommended for children under the age of 12 years. This is due to a fairly intense effect on the liver, despite the fact that in childhood it is much more sensitive than in adults.
• High blood pressure. Diseases of the cardiovascular system are not a direct contraindication to taking medicines with milk thistle. However, in the presence of regular hypertension, the liver should not be treated with such herbs, since it contains substances that promote vasoconstriction.
• Hypersensitivity. Some people are more sensitive to milk thistle. In this case, the reception can provoke allergic reactions of varying severity.
• Mental disorders. Milk thistle is forbidden to be taken by people suffering from depression, epileptic seizures, manic-depressive syndrome. This is due to the fact that the plant has a certain sedative and inhibitory effect on nervous activity, which is why it is contraindicated in such disorders.
• Ulcerative diseases. In diseases associated with the appearance of ulcers in the digestive organs, milk thistle should be taken with caution. It is strictly forbidden to use alcohol tinctures, as alcohol irritates the affected mucous tissues.

In addition, with caution, milk thistle should be drunk with cholelithiasis. Reception can provoke an intense pain syndrome, which is associated with the displacement of stones.

Thus, taking milk thistle for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes is permissible only in the absence of contraindications.

Liver cleansing with milk thistle

Medicines with milk thistle can be taken not only for therapeutic purposes. Folk remedies based on such a plant are often used for prevention, and in particular for periodic cleansing of the liver.

For cleansing procedures, it is recommended to use milk thistle powder or decoction, the recipes of which are presented above. After taking, you should take a horizontal position to increase the flow of the drug to the liver. A heating pad should be applied to the right side, as this helps to accelerate blood circulation in the organ, and also expands the bile ducts.

The duration of one procedure is up to 1 hour. After warming up, it is recommended to lie under the covers for about 1 hour, so as not to disturb the blood circulation in the liver by body movements.

After the procedure, it is not recommended to eat for several hours. The patient can be given water or diluted fresh juices. During the cleaning period, it is recommended to follow a diet in which any animal products should be excluded from the diet, giving preference to easily digestible plant foods.

To prevent negative reactions from the gastrointestinal tract, as well as more effective cleansing of toxins, cleansing enemas should be carried out. Warming procedures should be carried out with an interval of 1 day, preferably at the same time of day. It is best to prepare decoctions or powder immediately before cleaning.

Undoubtedly, taking milk thistle allows you to cleanse the liver of harmful substances, thus reducing the load on the organ and preventing the development of diseases.

Milk thistle is a plant that, due to the content of many useful substances, has a positive effect on liver cells. Reception can be carried out in various ways, depending on the nature of the disease.

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Medical recipes based on milk thistle oil

For cirrhosis, hepatitis, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and the cardiovascular system, it is recommended to take 1 tsp. healing oil twice or thrice a day for half an hour before meals. The treatment course lasts a month, after which they take a week break and continue treatment.

You can get rid of constipation if you take 1 tsp three times a day. milk thistle oil 28-30 minutes before meals. To increase the effectiveness of such treatment, it is recommended to combine the intake of healing oil with milk thistle meal rich in coarse fiber.

To cure female inflammatory diseases, intravaginal administration of milk thistle oil enriched with aromatic tea tree oil is prescribed (3 ml of essential oil should be taken per 100 ml of milk thistle oil). The oil mixture is injected into the vagina with a syringe (naturally, the syringe should be without a needle). This procedure should be done before going to bed. A single dose is 3 ml of an oil mixture. The duration of the treatment course is 3 weeks.

A good result is the use of milk thistle oil in the treatment of burns, eczema, psoriasis and wounds that do not heal for a long time. To do this, a tissue napkin soaked in milk thistle oil is applied to the problem area, and a firming bandage is applied over such a compress. Hold the compress for 24-30 hours. It is recommended to carry out 12-13 such procedures. After the treatment is suspended for a month and repeated again.

Contraindications

The only contraindication is individual intolerance to milk thistle oil. But in some cases, and in particular, with an exacerbation of cholelithiasis, you should consult a doctor before using this healing oil.

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Why is milk thistle useful?

Numerous studies have found that the plant has a set of the following substances:

• vitamins: A, B, D, E, F, K;
• macronutrients: calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium;
• trace elements: zinc, chromium, copper, boron, selenium, manganese;
• essential and fatty oils;
• lipid complex: phospholipids, tocopherols, acylglycerols;
• flavolignans.

It is the main components - flavolignans, namely: silicristin, silydianin and silybin, that are able to form silymarin. Silymarin in milk thistle has liver-healing properties:

• restoring;
• protective;
• and detoxification.

Contraindications

In view of the fact that the fruits of milk thistle are considered a herbal medicine, there are contraindications to their use, along with recommendations.

1. Allergy to components;
2. Asthma;
3. Milk thistle will not become useful for the liver with alcoholic damage to the cells of the organ;
4. Epilepsy;
5. pancreatitis;
6. Cholecystitis in the acute stage;
7. Liver failure;
8. Mental disorders;
9. Children's age up to 12 years. Application before this age is possible only in the case when it is impossible to do without this treatment, but the reception takes place exclusively under the constant supervision of a doctor;
10. Pregnancy and lactation, however, in this case, the appointment of herbs is not so much prohibited as an extreme measure of treatment, when the benefits will be estimated many times higher than the theoretically possible harm.

In the presence of stones in the gallbladder or in the biliary tract, the medicinal properties of drugs can play a cruel joke by moving the stone and, thereby, causing a dangerous blockage.

Milk thistle for the liver

Useful use of the properties of milk thistle seeds can be in the case of:

• hepatitis A;
• diseases of the biliary tract;
• poisoning with drugs, alcohol and other toxic substances.

The therapeutic effect becomes real due to the hepatoprotective properties of silymarin. It consists of preventing the growth of connective tissue and restoring liver cells.

The action of silymarin

In addition to the above, other medicinal properties are attributed to silymarin:

• silymarin blocks the penetration of toxic substances into the liver cells (especially the poison of the pale toadstool);
• because silymarin helps to inhibit lipid oxidation, thanks to this reaction, the destruction of liver cells - hepatocytes is prevented;
• free radicals are eliminated;
• relieves inflammation;
• reacting with RNA polymerase, activates the restoration of liver cells.

In the treatment of milk thistle liver, phospholipids should be taken in parallel, because under the influence of silymarin they are best absorbed.

How to use milk thistle for liver benefits?

When starting to use substances with plant seed extract, it should be remembered that silymarin is a very fastidious compound that is destroyed under the influence of direct as well as indirect sunlight, temperatures above 60ºС and oxygen. Based on this, it should be understood that milk thistle tea, oil, decoctions and infusions will not bring the expected effect of the treatment. Accordingly, the recommendation to treat the liver with the help of an alcoholic tincture of the plant sounds no less strange.

And yet, how to take milk thistle correctly?

You can rely on dry milk thistle powder, but this effect can also be questionable. The best effect is achieved when taking special medications, when the herb extract is enclosed in a gelatin capsule.

How to prepare milk thistle seed powder?

Milk thistle powder can be purchased at a pharmacy called Milk Thistle Fruit or you can make your own.

For cooking, it is enough to measure the amount of dried grass seeds that fit in 1 teaspoon (with a slide, just for one procedure), grind them with a coffee grinder or blender and take immediately after crushing, drinking water for comfortable swallowing. It is advisable to consume milk thistle powder before meals, 1 teaspoon per day. The importance of grinding the seeds just before use should be emphasized once again.

As an alternative to powder, traditional healers recommend taking a tablespoon of germinated milk thistle seeds before meals.

Milk thistle preparations

There are two types of medicines based on milk thistle, these are the preparations in the form of compressed tablets and the powder enclosed in capsules.

Pills

Tableted milk thistle extract on pharmacy shelves is found under the following names:

• Karsil;
• Silibor.

Karsil

1 tablet of Karsil contains 35 mg of silymarin.

Milk thistle for the liver in the form of Karsil is prescribed in the amount of one or two tablets taken three times a day. The course of treatment cannot be less than 3 months.

Among the adverse reactions of Karsil to the body systems are: alopecia, digestive disorders, vestibular disorders, but they disappear without a trace with the withdrawal of the drug.

Silibor

Silibor tablet contains 0.04 grams of flavolingalins.

Adults and children from 12 years of age are prescribed 2 or 3 tablets three times a day before meals.

Children from 4 to 7 years old are required to take 1 tablet three times a day, it is also possible to prescribe to children under 4 years old, but only the use should take place under the constant supervision of a doctor.

The course of treatment brings results later, depending on the disease, at least a month, a maximum of six months.

Among the side effects of Silibor on the body systems, there are: allergies in the form of skin rashes and itching, but the reaction completely disappears with the drug withdrawal or an adequate adjustment of the prescribed dose.

Milk thistle powder capsules

The powder of the crushed fruits of the plant contains encapsulated preparations with the names:

• Gepabene;
• Legalon.

Gepabene

Gepabene, in addition to milk thistle, contains an extract of medicinal fumes, which is able to relieve spasm and normalize the amount of bile secreted.

Adults are prescribed three times a day, 1 capsule for each time. The maximum adult is allowed to consume 6 capsules per day (2 units three times a day).

The course of treatment is prescribed individually by the doctor, looking at the disease and the characteristics of the body.

Legalon

One capsule of Legalon contains 173 mg of dried milk thistle fruit extract, which is equivalent to 140 mg of silymarin.

Capsules cannot be divided or chewed, which means that this dosage and form of release are not recommended for children.

The course of treatment is set by the doctor individually, taking into account the results of the studies and the characteristics of the disease.

It is extremely difficult to achieve an overdose of Legalon, but if you happen to take a large dose, you still need to rinse your stomach, drink a sorbent and notify your doctor about what happened.

The antidote of silymarin preparations remains unknown.

Milk thistle meal: what is it and what is its effectiveness?

It happens that milk thistle extract for the treatment of the liver is prescribed in the form of meal.

Meal (meal - trimmings, pieces from German) is commonly understood as the by-products obtained as a result of the manufacture of oil from the seeds of fat-containing plants. Usually, the meal is an animal feed with a high concentration of protein.

In the case of milk thistle, meal is prescribed for the liver as a dietary supplement. It looks like a powder or flour, but is obtained by pressing the oil from milk thistle seeds. In this regard, the meal has a controversial reputation, because it turns out that the main useful components were squeezed out, and if something remains in the mining, then it contains silymarin in extremely negligible quantities.

Therefore, due to the likely destruction of the therapeutic component, meal is not the main treatment for liver disease.

Liver cleansing with milk thistle

The choleretic and detoxifying property inherent in milk thistle seed extracts can cleanse the liver and bile ducts, in particular, from accumulated sand and toxic substances. This can be done with the help of Karsil, Gepabene and other drugs, in which silymarin is listed in the list of active ingredients.

But this procedure should be carried out only on the recommendation of the attending physician and under his guidance.

The most effective measure of cleansing the liver, however, is considered to be tubage. Tubage is a procedure performed to widen the bile ducts and remove bile, as well as other deposits, from the gallbladder and hepatic ducts.

There are two ways to carry out the procedure:

1. Probe - a method performed using a special probe, which is commonly called duodenal. The device is a thin, long tube equipped with a metal olive with numerous holes for collecting secretions at the end. The length of such a probe is measured individually and is equal to the distance from the front teeth to the patient's duodenum.
2. Blind - a method that involves cleansing at home or at a daytime, sanatorium hospital. This tubage was called blind due to the fact that purified products cannot be seen when leaving the body. To perform the procedure, choleretic drugs, mineral water and a hot heating pad under the right hypochondrium are required. However, this is not the safest event, and before carrying out, it is necessary to visit an ultrasound specialist to examine the abdominal cavity for the presence of stones in the bile ducts and bladder, which is a direct contraindication to such cleansing.

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What does the plant look like and how to collect it for treatment

Milk thistle is one of the varieties of thistles, it can be distinguished by white spots on the foliage. The plant can reach up to 2 meters in height, and is protected by a huge number of thorns. It blooms with bright purple flowers surrounded by a prickly basket. It grows everywhere - in Russia, Ukraine, the USA, Europe and Asia.

When harvesting a plant on its own, the collection of its seeds should be started from the end of August, when the seed baskets dry out. Harvesting of raw materials is done in the early morning, then it is cleaned of debris and dried. The roots are dug a little later, from about mid-autumn. Dry them in the sun or in the oven at temperatures up to 50 degrees. Dried parts of the plant can be stored for about a year in cloth bags.

Useful properties of milk thistle

The chemical composition of milk thistle includes over 200 components. Among them are vitamins of group B, K, minerals such as zinc, copper and selenium, unsaturated fatty acids, saponins, resins and many other useful substances. But most of all, the plant is valued for the content of silymarin. It is a natural hepatoprotector, the effectiveness of which in the treatment of the liver is explained by the ability to activate the synthesis of protein and phospholipids in the affected cells. In addition, the substance is a powerful antioxidant with general strengthening and immunostimulating properties.

Why milk thistle is useful for the body:

1. Restores liver cells and protects it from the effects of toxic substances. Used in the treatment of diseases such as cirrhosis, fatty degeneration and hepatitis, as well as for cleansing the liver at home.
2. It helps to improve the formation and excretion of bile from the body, therefore it is actively used in the treatment of disorders in the gallbladder.
3. Activates the secretory and motor functions of the digestive system. It is used for various forms of gastritis, stomach ulcers, heartburn.
4. Helps in the treatment of obesity.
5. Reduces sugar levels in diabetes.
6. Eliminates heart failure, shortness of breath.
7. It cleanses the body in case of food and chemical poisoning, removes radiation and the effects of chemotherapy.
8. The leaves give a laxative and diaphoretic effect.
9. Milk thistle oil has bactericidal and wound-healing properties, it is used to treat stomatitis, periodontal disease, burns and skin lesions.

The list of what a plant is good for the body can go on for a long time. But, before taking milk thistle powder for the liver and other internal organs, you need to find out if there are contraindications to its use.

Contraindications of milk thistle and medicines based on it

The main prohibition is the use of the plant for cholelithiasis. This is explained by the strong choleretic properties of milk thistle. Treatment is permissible only with a mild form of the disease, but even in this case, consultation with a specialist is required.

It is forbidden to take milk thistle in the following cases:

• individual intolerance to the components in the composition of the plant;
• diarrhea;
• inflammation of appendicitis;
• calculous cholecystitis;
• colic in the kidneys and liver;
• pregnancy.

Even if you are not in the category of people who are not allowed to take it, in order not to get harm from a potent plant, it is important to learn about safe ways to use it for medical purposes. Since, most often, the medicinal properties of milk thistle are used for the liver, let's start by considering recipes specifically for this organ.

Milk thistle for the liver: how to take the powder and other products based on it

In the pharmacological industry, a large number of preparations for the liver with milk thistle are made. Among them are Sibektan, Karsil, Silimar, Legalon, Gepabene and many others. But it is no less effective to use the plant in its pure form for the treatment of the liver. It is much cheaper and safer than taking pharmacological drugs.

There are several ways to use milk thistle to treat the liver:

• in the form of a powder (meal), which is also available for the liver in tablets, which are the same pressed plant cake;
• in the form of seed oil, including capsules;
• in the form of infusions and decoctions from dried or fresh plants.

Meal treatment

How to drink meal? For preventive purposes, in the morning on an empty stomach, take 1 tsp, which should be washed down with 2 glasses of water, dividing them into several portions. To protect the liver, it is enough to carry out two 30-day courses a year.

How to take milk thistle meal for the liver in the presence of diseases:

1. To restore damaged cells in cirrhosis of the liver. Use 1 tsp. 4 times a day. The duration of treatment is a month, a break of 2 weeks, a repeat, and according to this scheme, six months.
2. With hepatitis. 30 g is poured into 0.5 l of water, brought to a boil and cooked at a low temperature until the volume is halved. Reception is carried out according to 1 tbsp. l. every hour, from 8:00 am to 20:00 pm. The treatment lasts 21 days, then a 14-day rest and a repeat of the course.
3. With fatty hepatosis of the liver. Treatment involves taking a powder of 1 tsp. three times a day with plenty of water.

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Milk thistle oil for prevention can be added to salads 1 tsp. You can use it to stop the development of hepatitis C by using 1 tsp. 3 times a day 60 minutes before meals. The duration of admission is 6 months.

seeds

The seeds of the plant can also be consumed whole.

With cirrhosis. To enhance the effect, milk thistle is combined with chicory. A spoonful of seeds should be chewed well and washed down with a glass of brewed chicory powder (1 tsp).

Leaves

The foliage is also a medicine for the liver. While she is young, she is consumed fresh, dipped in honey (only in the absence of pancreatic diseases). When the leaves become coarse, they can be brewed into tea. This treatment continues for a month, after which you need to rest for 2 weeks and repeat.

Infusion

To cleanse the liver from milk thistle, prepare an infusion: 1 tbsp. l. chopped leaves and seeds are brewed with ½ cup of boiling water and infused for 30 minutes. It is necessary to take the infusion within 7 days before eating hot. Before cleaning the liver, it is necessary to adhere to a low-fat diet (preferably vegetarian) for a week, and also to stop drinking alcohol.

Milk thistle with honey for the liver

Milk thistle with honey for the liver: 100 g of meal is mixed with 100 g of high-quality honey. The remedy is used in a teaspoon three times a day 30 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 30 days, a break of 2 weeks, repeat. In total, the reception lasts 4 months.

How to use milk thistle with oats for the treatment of the liver

Cleansing the liver with milk thistle will be more effective if you take oats for the same purposes in parallel. Liver cleanse with oats involves using whole grains, not flakes. The cereal is crushed in a coffee grinder and poured with boiling water (1 liter per 1 tbsp.) After 12 hours of infusion, the remedy is taken before meals 2-3 times a day, so that 0.5 liters per day are drunk.

Seed tincture for alcohol

Another way to use milk thistle for the treatment of the liver is to take an alcohol tincture from the seeds.

How to prepare and use alcohol thistle tincture:

1. Pour 50 g of powder into a half-liter jar and fill with vodka.
2. Close the jar tightly and leave in a dark place for 14 days.
3. Shake the product periodically during infusion.
4. Strained infusion take 20 drops half an hour before meals 5 times a day with water.

We looked at how to treat the liver with milk thistle, but its use is not limited to this.

Use of milk thistle in the treatment of other diseases

Due to its multi-component composition, milk thistle treatment covers diseases from a wide variety of areas.

For inflammation of the gallbladder: for 6 months, take 1 tsp three times a day. oils 40 minutes before meals. With this method, the gallbladder and liver are treated in parallel.

With pancreatitis. Make a mixture of crushed leaves and roots. 4 tbsp. l. the mixture is brewed with a liter of boiling water and insisted for a day. Take ¾ cup 3 times a day.

To cleanse the body: 1 st. l. crushed root is poured with a glass of hot water and cooked in a water bath for 30 minutes. After removing from heat, the broth is filtered and diluted with boiled water to its original volume. It is used three times a day before meals, 1 tbsp. l.

From constipation. 1 tsp Meal is poured into 1/2 cup of warm water and drunk in the morning on an empty stomach.

The therapeutic effect of milk thistle can be increased several times if you take sprouted seeds.

Sprouted seeds - a powerful means of strengthening the body

How to get sprouts:

1. Soak the seeds overnight in water.
2. In the morning, drain the water and leave them under wet gauze for another day, during which time the seeds will hatch.
3. Pour sprouted grains into a container with soil with a layer of 1 cm, cover with a lid and place in a well-lit, warm place.
4. You can eat seedlings when they reach 1.5-3 cm.

Since they are much stronger than ordinary seeds, they can only be taken in limited quantities. In the treatment of milk thistle, pancreas, cholecystitis, as well as for prevention, they eat no more than 7 things a day, only with hepatitis C the amount is increased to 10. Time of admission - in the morning 20 minutes before breakfast.

Read more about the healing properties of milk thistle here. The oil of the plant also heals, which you can read about in detail here.

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Milk thistle juice is no less useful, it can be prepared at home. To do this, cut, crush and squeeze the largest leaves. Juice can be preserved with alcohol (50 ml of alcohol per liter of juice). Store it in the refrigerator and take 1 tbsp. l. on an empty stomach in the morning. This tool is universal - it helps with joint pain, sciatica, diseases of the digestive system, normalizes metabolism and improves skin condition, eliminating acne.

Now you know how milk thistle is useful, and what are the ways to use it. With the help of this versatile plant, many diseases can be overcome, even serious ones such as hepatitis or cirrhosis of the liver. But, since products based on it have a strong effect on the body, before taking milk thistle powder for the liver or any other organ, check with your doctor that such treatment is not contraindicated for you.

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The beneficial properties of many medicinal plants were discovered by our ancestors many centuries ago. One herb relieves the condition of a patient with a cold, the other heals a chronic illness.

Milk thistle meal is known for its choleretic properties and is used to cleanse the liver in diseases such as organ cirrhosis, hepatitis, cholecystitis, etc. All parts of the medicinal plant can be taken: seeds, leafy tops and roots. They can be brewed, infused and added to tea.

Maximum benefit for a diseased liver

In recent years, the healing meal of milk thistle has gained great popularity among adherents. healthy lifestyle life and patients with liver disease. The function of one of the main organs in the human body is the removal and neutralization of harmful substances, toxins and unnecessary products of lipid or other metabolism.

Among the key tasks of the liver are the following:

If the liver begins to work intermittently, many other organs and systems of the human body immediately react to this fact. The meal includes an active component - silymarin, recognized by doctors as a powerful hepatoprotector.

The drug should be taken for a number of reasons:

You can make your own medicine from milk thistle by grinding dry seeds into powder. The herb prepared in this way is stored in a glass container with a tight-fitting lid, from where the patient is given 1 teaspoon before meals for 30-40 minutes, the frequency of admission is 3 times a day for 35-40 days. For preventive purposes, raw materials can be taken for the treatment of the liver in a teaspoon once a day for 1-1.5 months.

Milk thistle meal 100 gr, mixed with 100 grams of honey, is a powerful medicine for cleansing the liver and biliary tract. Should I take the mixture for? hours before meals, 1 teaspoon 3 times a day. The duration of treatment is 1 month.

The composition of the medicinal product

Milk thistle is called the most known species thistle. There is an opinion that the beneficial properties of this spotted grass were known to the Mother of God herself. Many people use milk thistle meal for weight loss, but the main advantage of the drug is cleaning the choleretic ducts and liver. If you choose the right dosage, the harm from taking the drug is zero, and the benefits are huge.

Shrot is the seeds of spotted grass ground into powder. In addition to the active substance, capsules may contain the following components:

The hepatoprotective effect of meal helps with hepatitis, cholecystitis and cirrhosis of the liver. The uniqueness of the flavonoid complex - silymarin has been proven by numerous studies and reviews of grateful patients. The use of milk thistle modifies cell membranes and neutralizes the action of toxins.

Description of the medicinal properties of natural medicine

Milk thistle seed powder is a preparation of natural origin, the use of which relieves many patients with liver diseases from dangerous complications and the progression of ailments. Schrot is useful for all age categories, it can be taken even by a child.

Medicinal properties of dietary supplements:

The instructions for the drug describe in detail: what it is made of, how to drink it correctly and what results can be expected from the application.

How to apply milk thistle powder

To achieve a therapeutic effect, milk thistle powder should be drunk three times during the day, half an hour before meals with a sufficient amount of water at room temperature.

If we analyze the reviews of doctors and their patients, the use of the drug should be 40 days in a row, after which - a break for 14-21 days and repeat the course. How many necessary approaches are needed is determined by the attending physician, based on the patient's state of health. The maximum number of treatment courses with milk thistle is 4 within 1 year.

In order to prepare your own mixture, you will need skill and accuracy. If a child is to be treated, the composition of the drug is subject to increased requirements for the safety and environmental friendliness of raw materials.

The use of milk thistle seed meal is also justified in order to prevent hepatitis. The instruction for taking the drug in this case prescribes the following order: in the morning, after waking up, 1 teaspoon of the powder is washed down with 1 glass of water. The duration of this method is a month. If the patient's age is small, the dose is halved.

List of contraindications

Instructions for the drug, produced in powder and capsules, prescribe the procedure for its use for the treatment of hepatitis, cirrhosis and cholecystitis. The medicine helps well with obesity to cleanse the body.

The indications are widely known, but the healing powder also has its own contraindications:

• children under 3 years old;
• patients with individual intolerance to milk thistle.

Science has not yet revealed other contraindications; even pregnant and lactating women can drink milk thistle. There are no adverse reactions of the body when taking the drug, so it is impossible to talk about any harm of this dietary supplement.

The only thing that all patients should pay attention to is the need for medical monitoring of the condition of a sick person, it is not enough to buy and start taking the powder on your own.

Other Benefits of Milk Thistle Powder

Taking dietary supplements from thistle has a beneficial effect not only on the intestines and liver. The composition has the following healing properties:

• cleansing the walls of blood vessels from plaques of atherosclerosis;
• reduction of tissue swelling;
• decrease in protein in the urine test of diabetics;
• intoxication after poisoning;
• removal of withdrawal syndrome;
• prevention of pancreatitis.

Drinking thistle is also useful for preventive purposes. At the same time, the beneficial properties of the powder extend to the activity of the cardiovascular, nervous and immune systems. Timely and complete outflow of bile prevents early aging of the body and depressive states.

The choleretic properties of the meal can lead to the movement of stones in the gallbladder and ducts! Therefore, it is necessary to drink natural collection under the supervision of physicians. With caution, dietary supplements are prescribed for asthmatics, allergy sufferers and debilitated patients.

The beginning of treatment is sometimes accompanied by bouts of diarrhea, the appearance of a feeling of heaviness or discomfort in the stomach. If these symptoms appear, you should consult a specialist, and if the clinical picture persists for more than 2 days, you should not drink milk thistle further.

Phytotherapists advise adding meal to vegetable salads, pastries and main dishes. The powder can be soaked in water and left overnight. In the morning, berries, fruits or juice are added to the swollen seed and everything is whipped with a blender. The maximum daily dose of such a cocktail is 100 ml.

Reviews of many patients who took milk thistle meal 100 g are sure that the huge benefits of this plant have not been fully studied by pharmacists. The herb is so unique that it contributes to the overall rejuvenation of the body at the cellular level. And the price paid is more than paid off by a significant improvement in health.

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Meal or flour?

There is an erroneous opinion that flour obtained by grinding seeds and milk thistle meal are one and the same. The ingredients of the products are different. The flour retains a high proportion of vegetable oils contained in the feedstock. In the meal, the volume of oil is halved, its structure is pure fiber, saturated with valuable compounds of the medicinal plant.

In powdered form, it is a concentrate of silymarin - the main active ingredient of the drug. The content of silymarin in the meal is five percent, while in oil, infusion and other forms of milk thistle it is much less.

You can get a product similar in composition at home. To do this, milk thistle seeds are poured with olive oil and infused for twenty-one days. After that, the seeds are pressed, the oil is used to treat wounds, burns, or used internally. And the remaining cake is squeezed again, dried and crushed.

At home, it is impossible to qualitatively remove oil from the meal, so the fat content in it will be higher than in the product of industrial production. But that doesn't make it any less valuable. Rich in fiber, this meal will help normalize bowel function and relieve constipation. For therapeutic purposes, for long-term use in order to support the liver, it is better to buy a finished product.

Selection rules

Milk thistle meal goes on sale packaged in bags or in capsules. The latter are more convenient to take, because it is enough to put them in your mouth and swallow them. However, according to reviews of milk thistle meal by phytotherapeutists, it is impossible to evaluate the composition of the product in capsules, because their contents are covered with an opaque shell.

• Buy meal in transparent bags. So you can make sure that the product is clean, does not contain impurities and inclusions. Since the powder is a crushed cake, its structure may be heterogeneous.
• Choose a dark drug. The quality and medicinal properties of the meal depend on when the raw material was collected. The maximum concentration of silymarin is observed in fully matured seeds. Ripening occurs from August to September, when the seeds turn dark brown or brown. If the meal is light, then the fruits are not ripe, and their medicinal value is low.
• Buy a product packaged in the southern regions. Milk thistle is a heat-loving plant; its natural areas of growth are the Caucasus, Crimea, and other regions of Russia with a warm climate. Packages with the indication "grown in Altai" are nothing more than a publicity stunt. In a cool climate, the plant is extremely rare, therefore, before packaging, the raw material, most likely, has come a long way and lost some of its properties.
• Don't buy a lot. Despite the fact that the natural remedy is recognized as safe by official medicine, it does not give side effects even at high dosages, individual allergic reactions are not excluded. If at the first dose there are pain in the abdomen, swelling of the larynx or pharynx, the remedy should not be used in the future.

Impact Features

The organic complex has a pronounced hepaprotective effect, the mechanisms of which have been studied and formulated by science quite fully. To date, milk thistle preparations are the drug of choice for patients with impaired liver function. They are taken by at least forty percent of patients with hepatitis, cirrhosis and other liver damage in the world.

In 2002, indications for taking the drug were published World Organization healthcare. The use of milk thistle meal as a source of silymarin is recommended for a number of pathologies.

• Hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver. The effectiveness of the drug as a maintenance therapy has been confirmed by clinical trials and long-term observation of patients suffering from chronic and acute hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, provoked by toxins, alcohol, taking medications (antibiotics, hormonal, etc.).
• Dyspepsia, cholecystitis. The data of official medicine testify to the practical effect of the remedy in the treatment of dyspepsia, manifested by disturbances in the work of the intestines and stomach. There is also reason to recommend the drug for violations of the excretion and outflow of bile, the presence of stones of small diameter in the gallbladder.
• Diabetes mellitus, varicose veins. Not all the properties of milk thistle powder that traditional medicine ascribes to it have been verified by official science. It is yet to generalize and clarify the experience on the use of the drug for the treatment of diabetes mellitus and varicose veins. In the first case, the basis of recommendations for use is the ability of silymarin to correct cell metabolism, normalizing metabolic processes in the body. In the second - the effect of lowering cholesterol levels and cleansing blood vessels, which becomes an additional factor in the complex therapy of varicose veins. Also, in the sources of traditional medicine, there are recommendations on how to drink milk thistle correctly, with amenorrhea, constipation, uterine bleeding, and hay fever.

The hepaprotective effect demonstrated by the natural remedy is based on several directions of the work of silymarin.

• Antioxidant action. Reduces the activity of oxidative processes in the liver tissues.
• Updating the structure of hepatocytes. Stabilizes cell membranes, thereby restoring their structure and providing the ability to perform their functions.
• Dealing with the effects of exposure to toxins. Silymarin of milk thistle is a direct antagonist of toxin pale toadstool and has an antitoxic effect on toxins of a natural and chemical nature.
• Anti-inflammatory effect. Manifested with fatty dysfunction of the liver tissue.
• Stimulation of regeneration. Creates conditions for active restoration of tissues affected by a viral attack, toxic load. Allows the liver to regenerate fully or partially.

Clinical Trials

Over the past five years, the number of scientific works on the use of milk thistle powder and other dosage forms of the plant for liver therapy. Studies have been conducted on the use of meal in acute viral hepatitis, chronic hepatitis C, diabetic nephropathy, atopic ulcer.

Chemotherapy in childhood

The most valuable results were obtained by studies involving children when using the drug as maintenance therapy for the liver in the treatment of leukemia. Patients suffering from lymphoblastic leukemia received toxic chemotherapy with severe side effects, most manifested in liver damage.

In the study group, all fifty children received, along with aggressive treatment, the active substance silymarin. Its dosage was 5.1 milligrams per kilogram of the child's weight during the day. The therapy was continued for twenty-eight days. According to the results of the studies, it was found that patients tolerated chemotherapy better, its toxic effect was lower than without supporting drugs. Milk thistle silymarin did not show antagonistic activity against other drugs with which treatment was carried out.

Diabetes

Traditional medicine recommends taking milk thistle powder for diabetes. There is an opinion that the drug lowers blood sugar levels, which normalizes the condition of patients. In the course of studies conducted in 2004-2010 on the effect of the drug on the body of patients with diabetes, other, however, no less important relationships were identified.

During four clinical trials, the antioxidant effect of the drug was determined. Milk thistle silymarin inhibits the oxidation of free radicals, which are more aggressive to tissues when blood glucose levels rise. Without concomitant therapy, the action of free radicals leads to pathological changes in the structure of tissues, including the development of diabetic nephropathy (kidney damage). Experiments on rats have shown that silymarin delays the progression of the disease by blocking the processes of oxidation in tissues and the development of free radicals.

Milk Thistle Meal Technique

Instructions for use of milk thistle meal contains recommendations for the use of the drug for the treatment and prevention of liver diseases. The powder should be used for toxic liver damage, including drug and alcohol intoxication. A direct recommendation for use is fatty degeneration of tissues, hepatitis of all types.

As a prophylactic, use milk thistle powder for diabetes, when working with chemicals and toxic substances, when taking drugs that are broken down in the liver. The choleretic effect, which the drug demonstrates, allows us to recommend it for diseases of the gallbladder.

According to reviews, milk thistle powder is taken in courses. The minimum duration is one month. However, one should not count on high efficiency of treatment in such a short time. With severe liver damage, the reception is continued for up to a year. As a preventive measure, monthly courses are repeated twice a year.

• For prevention. Take a teaspoon of powder once a day with meals. The drug is washed down warm water. One teaspoon contains approximately two grams of meal.
• For treatment. Therapy of hepatitis and other liver damage requires the use of large doses of silymarin. To reduce the viral load, take one gram of powder for every kilogram of body weight during the day, dividing the volume into five doses. That is, if a patient with hepatitis weighs fifty kilograms, the dosage of meal during the day should be twenty-five teaspoons or five teaspoons in each of five doses.

At high dosages of silymarin, side effects are not observed. But when taking meal, it is important to be prepared for its stimulating work in the intestines due to the high fiber content.

The use of milk thistle meal is recommended by both folk and official medicine. This is a natural remedy for correcting the condition of the liver, supporting therapy in the treatment of aggressive medications, restoring its functions after therapy, with viral load and cirrhosis. The level of the active substance silymarin in it is higher than in oil. Dosage and duration of administration are determined by the individual condition of the patient.

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Milk thistle meal: indications and contraindications for use

Useful, medicinal properties and contraindications of milk thistle are due to its unique chemical composition.

The plant is characterized by the content of a large number of proteins, mono- and disaccharides, alkaloids, carotenoids, phospholipids, biogenic amines, resins, flavonoids, essential oils, saponins, enzymes, fiber.

It is rich in vitamins E, K, D, group B, vital trace elements (manganese, iron, magnesium, copper, selenium, zinc). A distinctive feature of milk thistle is the presence of silymarin in its composition, a compound that includes a complex of natural antioxidants-flavolignans.

Medicinal properties milk thistle meal spotted:

• regenerating;
• choleretic;
• bactericidal;
• hepatoprotective;
• anticarcinogenic;
• sorbent;
• anti-inflammatory;
• healing;
• antioxidant;
• anti-sclerotic;
• painkiller.

Regular consumption of milk thistle meal accelerates the regenerating processes in the liver, strengthens its cells. It counteracts the negative effects of free radicals and ecotoxicants on the body.

The agent is successfully used in the treatment of various types of hepatitis, cirrhosis, lipid metabolism disorders, and the consequences of liver intoxication.

Indications (and contraindications) for the use of milk thistle meal make it possible to evaluate the role of this drug in the case of diseases of the gallbladder, genitourinary, immune and circulatory systems.

The use of the drug improves blood circulation, increases capillary permeability, strengthens the immune system, prevents the dynamic development of degenerative age-related changes in the body.

Milk thistle is beneficial for the endocrine and digestive systems. It activates metabolic processes, improves salt metabolism and hormonal activity, and is useful for people suffering from diabetes.

Stimulates the work of the intestines (thin and thick), promotes its cleansing, improves digestion.

The plant is allowed to be consumed during pregnancy and lactation. In some cases, it enhances the production breast milk.

Milk thistle meal has a number of contraindications:

• children's age (up to 3 years);
• the presence of stones in the gallbladder;
• duodenal ulcer, stomach;
• individual intolerance to the product.

Side effects of milk thistle can be manifested in the form of allergic phenomena (rash accompanied by itching), flatulence, diarrhea, heartburn. Often there is a decrease in blood sugar.

Instructions for use of milk thistle meal

Consider some recipes and instructions for the use of milk thistle meal (in all cases, the medicine is drunk on an empty stomach):

• With weak immunity, the risk of colds, the drug is used in the form of a decoction (tea), for the preparation of which meal (no more than 2 tsp) and boiling water (0.5 l) are needed. The drink is infused for 10 minutes.
• For the treatment of cough prepare a decoction consisting of milk thistle meal (0.5 tsp) and boiling water (0.5 cup). Infusion time - 5 minutes. After cooling, honey is added to the broth (1 tbsp. L.). The medicine is used every half an hour until improvement occurs.
• In case of constipation it is recommended to consume 1 teaspoon of milk thistle meal three times a day per dose, drinking a large volume of any liquid (water, juice, dairy products).
• To eliminate the hangover syndrome and the corresponding symptoms (weakness, headache, vomiting, nausea), you should prepare a decoction of milk thistle meal (1 tablespoon) and boiling water (1 cup). Cooking time - 10 minutes. The tool is used once in full.
• How to take milk thistle for weight loss: meal (1 tsp), prepared from the seeds of the plant, is used for a month once a day, then a 2-month break is taken. Further, if necessary, the course is repeated.
• For high sugar levels in the blood, powder (30 g) and boiling water (half a liter) are needed. In a water bath, the product should languish until 50% of the liquid of the original amount remains. The resulting concentrate is filtered and consumed 2 teaspoons every hour. The duration of therapy is 20 days.
• For skin cleansing it is recommended to use a scrub that includes milk thistle powder (1 tablespoon) and water (to dilute to a mushy consistency). The composition is applied to problem areas and washed off after a light massage. The frequency of use reaches several times a week. Means is effective in the fight against black dots, enlarged pores, inflammation on the skin.

Many people are interested in: what is better milk thistle oil or meal? The principle of action of these products on the human body is identical. However, the powder contains a higher percentage of vegetable fiber with a lower content of vitamins than in oil.

Milk thistle-based hepatoprotectors produced by the modern pharmaceutical industry contribute to the relief of inflammatory processes in the liver, improve its cleansing function, activate the formation and separation of bile.

Treatment of the liver and pancreas with milk thistle is carried out depending on the form of the drug:

• Dry meal is consumed on an empty stomach no more than 4 times a day. Single dose - 1 tsp. The duration of therapy is 40 days, followed by a 2-week break.
• Alcoholic milk thistle tincture, created on the basis of powder, is used on an empty stomach up to 5 times a day. Single dosage - no more than 25 drops.
• Tea (decoction) on an empty stomach is drunk three times a day, 200 ml per dose.

As a prophylactic, milk thistle meal is recommended to be consumed for a month, 1 tsp. dry product or in the form of a decoction (50 ml per dose) twice a day.

Nevertheless, having considered the benefits and harms of milk thistle, you should not make independent decisions regarding the treatment of ailments of the liver and pancreas. Be sure to seek help from a doctor!

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Medicinal properties

(indications for use)

Milk thistle will help people who suffer from liver diseases associated with alcohol intoxication. When using milk thistle meal, there is an improvement in liver function in patients of this group.

Some studies show that the powder of this plant is also beneficial for people whose livers have been damaged by industrial toxic substances such as toluene and xylene. It is used in the treatment of toxic and fatty hepatosis, cirrhosis.

Milk thistle powder will detoxify the body after taking antibiotics and other drugs that accumulate in the liver. It can be used to repair the liver from snakebite and grebe poisoning.

Clinical studies show that when combined with traditional treatment, milk thistle improves the condition of patients with type 2 diabetes. There is an alignment of blood sugar levels and a decrease in cholesterol when using milk thistle meal.

As an antioxidant, milk thistle powder is comparable in effect to vitamins C and E. The active ingredient resists free radicals and slows down the aging process. The seeds of this plant contain bioflavonoids, which increase immunity and suppress oxidative processes in the body. In combination with antihistamines, milk thistle powder is effective for treating allergies.

Silymarin Properties

The main active ingredient in milk thistle is silymarin, which exhibits anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Silymarin contains 7 unique ingredients found only in milk thistle.

Silymarin is involved in protein synthesis in cells. It is used therapeutically to treat the liver. The use of meal increases the rate of protein synthesis at the cellular level and stimulates the subsequent repair of damaged cells. Actively acting, silymarin changes the outer layer of liver cells and blocks the possibility of toxins getting inside.

In addition to stimulating the growth of liver cells and reducing inflammation, silymarin has a strong antioxidant effect.

There is a positive effect of this component in diabetes, since silymarin improves insulin resistance.

Treatment and cleansing of the liver

Milk thistle slows down the growth of liver carcinoma, it is effective in liver diseases such as cirrhosis, jaundice, hepatitis and bile dysfunction. bubble. Taking milk thistle for detoxification helps repair liver cells by removing toxins from the liver.

Schroth eliminates the harmful effects of alcohol consumption, pesticides from food, heavy metals from water and air. Since the liver is the main filter of our body, detoxification leads to a cleansing of the bloodstream and the full functioning of all internal organs.

How to use?

How to take milk thistle powder for the liver? It is taken by brewing the plant or powder as a tea, and can be combined with other herbs.

Seeds and leaves of milk thistle are used to make powder, tinctures and extracts. Meal is made from crushed milk thistle seeds. The content of silymarin in the meal reaches 5%. The seeds can be eaten raw and used as a seasoning in salads.

For prevention, milk thistle powder is used in an amount of 2 grams (1 teaspoon) once a day with water.

To detoxify the liver, you need to take 140 mg of silymarin three times a day for three weeks. This amount is contained in 1.5 teaspoons of meal at one time.

In case of serious liver damage, take 1 g of meal (0.5 teaspoon) per 1 kg of body weight. Divide this dose into multiple doses as you get an impressive amount of powder needed throughout the day.

Contraindications

Milk thistle meal is not harmful and has no serious contraindications. Conducted studies confirm safety for 41 months of admission.

A side effect (extremely rare) that milk thistle powder can cause is only an individual intolerance to the meal - diarrhea. More rarely, nausea, flatulence, indigestion, and bloating have been observed with milk thistle powder.

Butter

The oil is extracted from mature milk thistle seeds, while the squeeze of the seeds is used to prepare meal. The oil contains vitamin E, antioxidants and essential fatty acids. It is available in capsules or vials and works as a nourishing and protective agent.

Milk thistle has detoxifying properties, promotes bile production and supports digestion. These functions play a crucial role in good skin condition, helping to get rid of acne and other skin problems. Milk thistle, taken for two months, reduces the occurrence of acne by 53%.

Milk thistle oil is useful to add to cosmetics: creams, shampoos, balms, masks. Inside, the oil is used as an aid for the rehabilitation of liver functions. Masks with milk thistle oil moisturize and soften the skin, slow down the formation of wrinkles. The mask applied to the hair prevents hair from falling out and strengthens the hair follicles.

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Milk thistle for skin and weight loss

There is evidence to support the beneficial effects of milk thistle meal on weight loss. For weight loss, consume up to 6 cups of milk thistle tea, combined with a suitable diet plan and exercise.

In the preparation of tea, crushed leaves or milk thistle meal are used, brewing a spoonful of powder with boiling water for 5 minutes. Add some honey to your tea to improve the taste.

This amount of meal is also enough to get rid of skin problems.

For lactation

Milk thistle powder is recommended for lactating women to increase lactation. To do this, take 1-3 g of meal (teaspoon), brewed as tea. It should be drunk three times a day for a month. The composition of breast milk does not change.

For diabetes

In the case of type 2 diabetes, 2 teaspoons of meal (200-230 mg of silymarin) from one to three times a day, take for 4 weeks to a year. Be sure to combine the reception of the meal with the usual therapy prescribed by the doctor.

Milk thistle for kidneys

For kidney disease, take 1.5 teaspoons of meal (140 mg of silymarin) 3 times a day for 3 months.

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Meal is a product of processing milk thistle seeds, which remains after pressing the oil. Many are sure that this is rubbish, but adherents of traditional medicine consider it a valuable healing product, especially for the liver. Meal is fiber, which is rich in nutrients. To folk treatment yielded results, you need to know how to properly take milk thistle meal for the liver.

This herbal product is sold in pharmacies, but it is easy to make at home. First, milk thistle seeds are mixed with olive oil and infused for 21 days. After that, the seeds must be squeezed several times, and then dried and crushed. By the way, the remaining oil is also a valuable product and can be used both externally and for oral administration.

Milk thistle meal - benefits and harms, how to take?

Cake, obtained after processing the seeds, is a concentrate of the main active ingredient silymarin. This natural product contains about 5% of it, while other dosage forms of milk thistle contain much less of it. Scientists have scientifically proven the antiviral effect of this substance.

Before figuring out how to take milk thistle meal for the liver, let's focus on the beneficial properties of cake:

1. Cell renewal occurs due to membrane stabilization. After recovery, hepatocytes do their job perfectly.
2. It has an antioxidant effect, reducing the activity of oxidative processes in the tissues of the body.
3. The active substance contained in the powder perfectly fights toxins of various nature.
4. It has an anti-inflammatory effect, which is especially important for fatty dysfunction of organ tissues.
5. Promotes the regeneration of tissues that have been damaged by the action of the virus and toxins.

Like any other plant product, meal can be harmful to the human body. In the early stages of taking, many people experience indigestion, nausea and flatulence. If individual intolerance is detected, then this manifests itself in the form of a rash. Meal should be taken with caution by people with chronic diseases of the digestive system. You can not use cake for pregnant women, young children, as well as for serious mental disorders, cholelithiasis and asthma. Schrot is allowed to be taken separately, as well as as part of various traditional medicine recipes.

Milk thistle meal - how to take for the liver?

The dosage and duration of taking the cake depends on the task:

1. For prevention. To maintain proper liver function, it is recommended to take the powder for a month. Repeat the course twice a year. Take 1 teaspoon once a day with meals, singing with warm water.
2. For treatment. When figuring out how to take milk thistle meal for the treatment of the liver, it is worth noting that it has been proven that using 1 g of powder for every 1 kg of a person’s weight, you can count on having an antiviral effect on the hepatitis C virus. This treatment also reduces the load on the liver in case of damage its various viruses.
3. For the cleaning. As for how to take milk thistle meal for cleansing and treating the liver, the dosage is as follows: 1 teaspoon per day for 30 minutes. before main meals. The powder must be washed down with water. The course of treatment lasts 40 days, and after a break of two weeks, the reception can be repeated.

There is another option for taking meal: mix 100 g of powder and honey and take the resulting product 1 teaspoon in 30 minutes. before main meals. The duration of such treatment is 30 days.

Milk thistle is a natural healer. The legend tells that a dying poor man turned to the Virgin Mary with a request for healing. The merciful Mother of God pointed out to the unfortunate man the thorns that grew along the garden. The use of crushed seeds of a thorny plant brought recovery to the poor in six months.

Maryin tartar, milk, holy, motley thistle, frog, a gift from the Virgin Mary - all this is milk thistle.

In the scientific work of Avicenna, in the ancient treatises of the doctors Dioscorides and Galen, Maryin the Tatar is mentioned as an effective antidote. For centuries, infusions have been drunk in Rome, Greece, Germany. In India, it was used as part of Ayurvedic medicine. Over time, the holy thistle began to be cultivated in Germany at monasteries.

In 1968, pharmacists named the key component of milk thistle - silymarin. Studies have proven that silymarin has powerful protective and restorative properties. Therefore, the pharmaceutical industry began to produce a large number of herbal remedies based on variegated thistle.

Meal and seeds ground into flour or urbech are different products.

During the processing of milk thistle seeds, the medicinal oil is extracted by cold pressing. Wastes remain from this process - cake, from which, after separating the oils with the help of organic solvents, meal is obtained. In fact, it is a by-product of extraction.

Sunflower, soybean, hemp, rapeseed, cotton, mustard meal are highly valuable waste products due to their high protein content. They are used not only in pharmaceuticals, but also in the food industry, in the confectionery and bakery industries.

Cake contains up to 7% fat, while meal - only up to 3%.

Active Ingredients for Liver Health

The main purpose of the product is to help the liver. Studies prove that the rare compound silymarin is found only in the seed coat and includes 7 substances.

Scientists consider silibinin to be the strongest. This biologically active component prevents the deposition of toxins in the liver and, acting as an antioxidant, stabilizes the membranes of hepatocytes.

A special group of compounds found in milk thistle seeds are flavolignans. These include: silibinin, silidianin and silychristin.

They have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. They help restore the liver and grow new cells, protect this vital organ from intoxication, viruses, the destructive effects of alcohol and heavy metals.

Every day, our liver needs extra protection from harsh chemicals. Milk thistle meal is able to lead such protection.

Other medicinal properties

Frequent everyday complaints about:

• feeling unwell;
• headache;
• irritability;
• poor functioning of the intestines and stomach;
• restless sleep or lack thereof;
• dull and dry skin;
• frequent colds;
• circulatory disorders.

They are due to the fact that the body cannot independently carry out a high-quality cleansing of waste products. Your well-being will return to normal when the toxins leave your body.

1. Cleansing the liver leads to the attenuation of skin diseases, getting rid of acne and eczema.
2. When milk thistle meal is taken, bile is actively produced, which plays an important role in the treatment of gallbladder diseases.
3. Silymarin creates a shield against viruses and bacteria.
4. The crushed shell of milk thistle seeds improves bowel function and activates peristalsis.
5. The damaged mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract heals under the influence of chlorophyll, fatty acids, vitamins A and E - other important components of the medicinal product. Read more about.
6. Fatty acids, lignans - helpers of the cardiovascular system. The heart needs them to maintain its rhythm. Useful components of milk thistle seeds normalize blood pressure, cleanse blood vessels from sclerotic plaques and increase their elasticity.
7. Potassium, which is rich in milk thistle meal, copes with edema, normalizes water and salt metabolism.
8. The product reduces protein in the urine in type 2 diabetes due to the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of silymarin. For diabetics, milk thistle helps reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

A wide range of useful properties allows the use of the product of processing the seeds of Maryin Tatarnik in complex therapy:

• hepatitis A;
• cholecystitis;
• gastritis;
• diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
• diseases of the pancreas;
• ischemic disease;
• hypertension;
• varicose veins;
• inflammation of the blood vessels and heart muscle.

Milk thistle meal will be useful after:

• poisoning;
• chemotherapy and radiation;
• excess weight.

With a hangover syndrome, prepare a tincture:

• 1 st. l. milk thistle meal;
• 200 ml warm water.

Leave for 30 minutes and drink.

Preventive qualities

For preventive purposes (most often to protect the liver), a 30-day course of taking a nutritional supplement in spring and autumn is carried out. Daily on an empty stomach use 1 tsp. meal with 2 glasses of water. The required volume of liquid can be divided into several portions.

• If a plentiful feast is planned, it is recommended to take 1 tsp in the morning. meal. Start the next day with the same procedure. This will help increase the outflow of bile, improve bowel function and protect against the development of acute or chronic pancreatitis.
• Timely removal of toxic and allergenic substances will reduce the risk of dermatitis and psoriasis.
• By improving the digestion of food and normalizing the acidity of the stomach, you can avoid gastritis.
• If your liver works without tension, fully cleanses the body, the risk of depression is reduced, and the effects of stress are minimized.
• Prevention of heart attack and stroke, varicose veins, ischemia, vascular inflammation are additional bonuses when using milk thistle meal.

Contraindications and side effects

Before deciding whether to take milk thistle meal for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, it is recommended to consult a doctor.

Pay attention to contraindications:

• The choleretic effect of the drug causes the movement of stones, and large stones can clog the ducts. Stones in the gallbladder are a clear contraindication.
• There are cases when taking preparations with milk thistle caused swelling of the larynx or an attack of shortness of breath. If you suffer from lung diseases, be careful. For asthmatics without approval from the attending physician, such herbal remedies are contraindicated.
• Some people may experience abdominal pain after taking a dietary supplement. This is a sign of an allergic reaction to the components of the meal, which is often accompanied by a rash or diarrhea. Allergy is another serious contraindication.
• It is dangerous for pregnant and lactating women to use milk thistle meal without medical supervision.
• Children can receive milk thistle meal only when prescribed by a pediatrician.

With the exception of the cases just listed, the product does not cause serious complications even with prolonged use.

Sometimes a person feels heaviness in the stomach, discomfort, pain in the liver. Another side effect may occur - loose stools. If these unpleasant symptoms observed for more than 48 hours, you should stop taking the drug.

How to use

As a remedy - 1 tsp. three times a day half an hour before meals, drinking plenty of water. The duration of the course is 40 days. After a two-week break, the course is repeated. The total treatment time is determined by the doctor.

As a prophylactic - 1 tsp. in the morning on an empty stomach, sparing no water. Prevention lasts at least 20 and no more than 40 days. The course is repeated no more than 4 times a year.

Salads, homemade cakes, sandwiches are seasoned with meal, the powder is added to juices.

To make a fruit smoothie, soak the ground mixture overnight. In the morning, add any berries, lemon juice, beat with a blender.

Do not try to eat more, knowing about the benefits. Permitted dosage: no more than 100 mg per day. Take breaks for 1-2 weeks.

Attention! Food with meal cannot be heated.

How to choose

1. Powdered meal is packaged in bags. The advantage of this form of release is that you can evaluate the quality of the nutritional supplement - see if there are any impurities and litter (a sign of low quality). Give preference to powder from plants grown in the southern regions - the content of nutrients in this product is higher. The meal from immature seeds has a gray-yellow or wheaten color - silymarin has not yet had time to form in them. Mature seeds are darker in color.
2. Meal in capsules is a popular dietary supplement (due to the lack of bitterness), but no one will give you guarantees of its quality. The fact is that control in the production of dietary supplements is much less strict than in the production of medicines. This should be remembered.
3. The dietary supplement complex with milk thistle is easy to find on pharmacy shelves. Meal can be included in such food supplements as the main or auxiliary component.

Attention! Many people are interested in the question: “How to cook meal from milk thistle seeds at home?” Do not rush to do this, because in a coffee grinder or a powerful blender you will get only “flour”, which, if it has similar properties, has its own characteristics due to the content of vegetable oils.