Alternative medicine recommends the use of milk thistle seeds for the treatment of diseases of the liver, spleen, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract and even the skin. The properties of this product have been known since ancient times. The seed of this plant was actively used in medicine not only in Russia, but also in Rome, Greece, Scotland, America, India and other countries.
What are the medicinal properties of milk thistle seeds? How to use this plant for the treatment of various diseases? Alternative medicine will provide an exhaustive answer to this question. So read on!
Milk Thistle: A Brief Description of the Plant
The popular name of the above plant is milk thistle, or silver tatar. It belongs to
the Astrov family. This is a complex annual or biennial plant, characterized by a sufficient height - more than two meters.
Milk thistle has the following characteristics:
- straight branched stems;
- beautiful cirrus leaves of dark green color with yellowish spines on the sides;
- purple flowers collected in baskets;
- fruits - seeds of black or dark brown color.
The healing properties of milk thistle seeds have long been known. Very often people call her a prickly doctor. This plant is widely used by alternative and official medicine in many countries of Europe, as well as in Russia, Ukraine, and the USA.
There is a belief that the Virgin Mary pointed out to people the healing properties of milk thistle seeds. Interestingly, historical documents have been preserved that confirm the use of this plant for the treatment of many diseases in ancient Greece.
Also, the Romans actively used milk thistle seeds in alternative medicine. Their useful properties were used by these people to treat liver diseases such as cirrhosis and hepatitis.
The beneficial composition of the seeds of this plant
For therapeutic purposes, it is the seeds of milk thistle that are used. Their beneficial properties are so high due to the unique healing composition. Scientists have studied that the seed of this plant contains more than 200 various components that are especially valuable to the human body. It:
- macronutrients (calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron);
- trace elements (copper, zinc, manganese, selenium, boron, chromium, iodine);
- vitamins (retinol, D, tocopherol acetate, K);
- Silymarin is a promising treatment for liver disease.
Scientists have proven that silymarin is able to suppress the development of peritonitis and polyarthritis. In addition, this substance prevents the penetration of toxic compounds into liver cells. Silymarin decomposed poisons before they entered the aforementioned organ.
Milk thistle seeds also contain flavolignans (silibin, silikristin, silidianin), essential and fatty oils, biogenic amines, resins, factor T. Thanks to the latter component, the level of platelets in the blood rises. The main flavonoid of the seeds of this plant is quercetin.
The lipid complex consists of phospholipids, acylglycerols and tocopherols.
The healing properties of milk thistle seeds
The seed of the above plant has the following effects on the human body:
- cleans it of toxins, nitrates, toxins;
- enriches with useful substances;
- strengthens blood vessels;
- regenerates liver cells;
- prevents aging processes;
- normalizes bile secretion, the digestive system, metabolism;
- lowers blood sugar;
- contributes to the active fight against extra pounds;
- produces a wound healing effect.
The healing properties of milk thistle seeds are actively used by alternative medicine to treat symptoms of female diseases such as vaginitis and erosion.
The use of plant seeds
Both in alternative and in official medicine milk thistle seeds are actively used. The pharmacy offers this product in various forms:
- Meal - ground thistle seeds.
- Decoctions.
- The seeds are whole.
- Alcohol tincture.
- Tea.
- Thistle seed oil.
Brief description of medical products from milk thistle seeds
Meal is produced by grinding seeds of milk thistle and undergoes a cold pressing procedure. It is quite enriched in fiber, vitamins and minerals. Meal is used to normalize blood pressure, cleanse the liver, regulate fat metabolism, activate intestinal motility, and prevent liver and kidney diseases. This product is indicated for people with diseases such as respiratory problems, diseases of the spleen, kidneys and liver, hemorrhoids, colitis, and stone formation.
Meal produces a hepatoprotective, laxative, choleretic and anti-inflammatory effect.
Milk thistle seeds are also used to obtain oil. The medicinal properties of this form of preparations of the above plants help with diseases of the ENT organs, heart, skin, gastrointestinal tract, liver.
Oil from the seeds of the above plants promotes cell regeneration, thereby producing a rejuvenating effect. Also, this tool normalizes the reproductive system, improves vision, prevents the development of cholelithiasis, neutralizes allergic activity.
Oil from the seeds of the above plants has an immunostimulating, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, bactericidal, analgesic, anti-sclerotic, anti-burn, hepatoprotective and choleretic effect.
Thistle honey - the most valuable type of honey, has extremely high healing abilities. It optimizes the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract and liver, calms the nervous system, normalizes sleep, reduces abdominal cramps, and stabilizes pressure. It should be noted that honey from the above plants is actively used in cosmetology:
- heals burns and wounds;
- eliminates acne;
- smoothes wrinkles;
- saturates the skin with vitamins and other useful macro- and microelements;
- regenerates skin cells, thus preventing aging processes and producing a rejuvenating effect.
Alternative medicine recommends taking alcohol tincture from the seeds of the above plants for diseases of the gall bladder, liver and spleen, as well as for chronic constipation, hemorrhoids, chronic bronchitis and articular rheumatism.
Milk thistle
Fiber from milk thistle seeds is actively used as a dietary supplement to the human diet, which is overweight. It is a natural food product with high biological value.
Fiber from milk thistle seeds contains biogenic amines, silymarin, useful macro- and microelements. It acts like this: getting into a person’s stomach, it swells. Vegetable fiber from the seeds of milk thistle sorb and effectively removes toxins and other harmful substances from the body.
It is advisable for obese people to use fiber instead of bread, as it does not contain yeast and white flour, which contribute to this diagnosis. They are recommended to add the above additive to the composition of various dishes. Fiber will soon normalize the intestinal microflora and promotes the full absorption of food.
Therefore, alternative medicine recommends using thistle seeds for overweight people. Weight loss occurs as follows: the body is cleansed of toxins and toxins, as well as from bile pigments, excessive amounts of ammonia, cholesterol. As a result, a person sheds extra pounds, and his weight normalizes.
For the production of fiber, only high-quality and fresh milk thistle seeds are used . Instructions for use prohibit the use of the above product for people with diseases of the duodenum and stomach (ulcer, erosive gastritis), as well as children under 12 years old, pregnant women and nursing mothers. If you are hypersensitive to the components of this product, its use should be discontinued.
Fiber from the seeds of the above plants is available in tablet and in powder form. The course of therapy is no more than one month. Instructions for use say that tablets should be taken in 5 capsules every 12 hours, be sure to at least half an hour before eating any food.
Fiber in powder form is taken in a tablespoon every 8 hours also before meals.
Milk thistle
Seeds of the above plants have a hepatoprotective effect on this organ. They contain special substances that contribute to:
- cleansing the liver of toxins and nitrates;
- regeneration of the membranes of its cells.
They also enrich the liver with useful vitamins and elements, protect it from toxins.
Using thistle seeds, the following liver diseases are effectively treated:
- cirrhosis;
- hepatitis;
- various organ damage as a result of radiation, alcohol, toxins or drugs.
Alternative medicine draws attention to the fact that it is with the help of the above product that you can get rid of the symptoms of pale grebe poisoning and survive.
Russian healers recommend the use of germinated seeds of this plant for the treatment of liver diseases.
Folk recipes for the use of seeds of the above plants
Russian healers make decoctions and infusion using milk thistle seed. How to take these funds, read on.
- For toxic liver damage, as well as hepatitis and cirrhosis, it is necessary to take 3 tablespoons of the crushed product and pour half a liter of boiled water. Keep this mixture in a steam bath until half of the liquid has evaporated. Strain the tincture. Russian healers recommend using a tablespoon of this remedy every hour until the patient's condition improves.
- With alcoholism, varicose veins and indigestion, it is important to take a teaspoon of crushed seed and steam it with a glass of boiling water. Allow the drink to stand for about 20 minutes. Alternative medicine recommends using the resulting infusion in the third part of the glass before bedtime and 30 minutes before lunch and breakfast, that is, three times a day.
- For toothache: it is necessary to pour a tablespoon of seeds in a glass of boiling water. Insist not for long - up to 15 minutes. Use this infusion for rinsing. You can also do lotions on a bad tooth.
- With atherosclerosis, traditional medicine advises eating a tablespoon of meal from the seeds of the above plants every 6-8 hours. You can also use milk thistle oil at the same time: Russian healers recommend adding it to food. This combination of these two products produces an incredible healing effect.
- With trichomonas colitis and cervical erosion: 3 ml of oil from the above product is injected into the vagina. The course of such therapy is 12 days.
- With exacerbation of psoriasis, alternative medicine recommends consuming every 6-8 hours in a tablespoon of meal before meals.
- In case of poisoning, Russian healers recommend using a tablespoon of meal every 4 hours until the symptoms disappear completely.
You need to take milk thistle seeds according to the recommended dosage. Instructions for use prohibit exceeding these standards, as this can provoke pain in the liver.
Contraindications
It should be noted that the above plant does not cause side effects. But still, there are some recommendations and cautions when using medicinally seeds of milk thistle:
- It is not advisable to use them for lactating and pregnant women.
- Children under three years of age are not allowed to use milk thistle seeds.
- In case of individual intolerance, the use of the above plants should be discontinued.
- With a stone disease, thistle seeds should be consumed under the strict supervision of a doctor, do not exceed the indicated dosages.
Contraindications to the use of milk thistle seeds:
- cardiovascular disease (due to the high content of phosphorus and potassium);
- epilepsy;
- disorders of the nervous system;
- mental illness;
- severe depression.
In any cases, you should consult a doctor for advice before consuming milk thistle seeds. The healing properties in this case will be much more effective. After all, self-medication does not always lead to the desired result. In most cases, the opposite is true.
Milk thistle seeds: reviews
There are a lot of responses regarding the use of the above product for medicinal purposes. They indicate exclusively the positive results of the use of milk thistle seeds for the treatment of various diseases.
People share their observations and feelings during the course of treatment. They claim that already during the first week of regular consumption of milk thistle seeds, they noted relief of pain in the liver and normalization of the digestive tract.
A separate group of reviews relates to the use of milk thistle seeds to eliminate skin problems. Patients note that this product contributed to the rapid cleansing and rejuvenation of their skin. In addition, the rash and small wrinkles disappeared.
Also, people using milk thistle seeds did not observe any side effects during therapy. Therefore, they insist that milk thistle seeds are a completely safe product with incredible healing powers.
Many of the patients share their recipes for preparing medicines based on milk thistle seeds. People are sure that it is thanks to the above product that they successfully got rid of many health problems.
Milk thistle seeds have a beneficial therapeutic effect on the digestive organs, contribute to the normalization of their system, successfully cleanse the body of various kinds of contaminants. But before using the above product, you need to discuss this issue with the doctor. Although there are no particular contraindications to the use of milk thistle seeds, and side effects are not observed during therapy, there are still a number of recommendations and rules that must be observed. Also, do not exceed the dosage of the product.