Listing Description:
Silybum marianum has other common names include cardus
marianus, milk
thistle,[1] blessed
milkthistle,[2] Marian
thistle, Mary
thistle, Saint
Mary's thistle, Mediterranean
milk thistle, variegated
thistle and Scotch
thistle. This species is an annual or biennial plant of the Asteraceae family.
Detailed Description:
This fairly typical thistle has red to purple flowers and shiny pale green
leaves with white veins. Originally a native of Southern Europe through to
Asia, it is now found throughout the world.
Medicinal use
Clinical trials
Milk thistle has been researched for a number of
purposes including treatment of liver disease, and cancer; however, clinical
studies are largely heterogeneous and contradictory.[10]
In trials, silymarin has typically been administered
in amounts ranging from 420–480 mg per day in two to three divided doses.[10] However, higher
doses have been studied, such as 600 mg daily in the treatment of type II diabetes[11] (with significant
results), and 600 or 1200 mg daily in patients chronically infected with hepatitis C virus [12] (without significant
results). An optimal dosage for milk thistle preparations has not been
established.
Herbal medicinal research
Silybum marianum is used in traditional Chinese
medicine to clear heat and relieve toxic material, to soothe the liver
and to promote bile flow.[13] Though its efficacy
in treating diseases is still unknown, Silybum marianum is sometimes prescribed
by herbalists to help treat liver diseases (cirrhosis, jaundice and hepatitis). Both in vitro and animal research suggest that Silibinin (syn.
silybin, sylimarin I) may have hepatoprotective (antihepatotoxic) properties that
protect liver cells against toxins.[14][15][16]
A 2000 study of such claims by the AHRQ concluded that
"clinical efficacy of milk thistle is not clearly established". A
2005 Cochrane Review considered thirteen randomized clinical trials which
assessed milk thistle in 915 patients with alcoholic and/or hepatitis B or C
virus liver diseases. They question the beneficial effects of milk thistle for
patients with alcoholic and/or hepatitis B or C virus liver diseases and
highlight the lack of high-quality evidence to support this intervention.
Cochrane concluded that more good-quality randomized clinical trials on milk
thistle versus placebo are needed.[17]
Cancer Research UK say that milk
thistle is promoted on the internet for its claimed ability to slow certain
kinds of cancer, but that there is no good evidence in support of these claims.[18]
Safety
Milk thistle extracts are known to be safe and
well-tolerated.[19] Milk thistle
supplements, however, were measured to have the highest mycotoxin concentrations
of up to 37 mg/kg when compared amongst various plant-based dietary
supplements.[20]
Use as food
Milk thistle has also been known to be used as food.
The roots can be eaten raw or boiled and buttered or par-boiled and roasted.
The young shoots in spring can be cut down to the root and boiled and buttered.
The spiny bracts on the flower head were eaten in the past like globe
artichoke, and the stems (after peeling) can be soaked overnight to remove
bitterness and then stewed. The leaves can be trimmed of prickles and boiled as
a spinach substitute or they can also be added raw to salads.
PRICES
$25.25/KG
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