Milk Thistle

[medmidas]

Hi,
Does any one know "Milk Thistle"
it's Homeopathic name?
MM

[Tanya Marquette]

silymarin is the latin name.
cant look it up for you because my computor is
not working properly and wont open my MM program
tanya

[Rochelle]

Carduus M. is the name in the rep.
Rochelle
Registered Homeopath
EFT(Advanced) Practitioner
www.southporthomeopathy.co.uk

[medmidas]

Hi,
Could not locate this in full remedy list.
I saw sil-mar which is silica marina (sea sand)
Milk Thistle is a herbal liver remedy/tonic
MM
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Tanya Marquette wrote:

[medmidas]

Hi,
I got some info as below:-
Common Names—milk thistle, Mary thistle, holy thistle. Milk thistle is
sometimes called silymarin, which is actually a mixture of the herb’s
active components, including silybinin (also called silibinin or silybin).
Latin Name—Silybum marianum
What It Is Used For
Milk thistle is believed to have protective effects on the liver and
improve its function.
It is typically used to treat liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis (liver
inflammation),
and gallbladder disorders. Treatment claims also include:
• Lowering cholesterol levels
• Reducing insulin resistance in people with type 2 diabetes who also
have cirrhosis
• Reducing the growth of cancer cells in breast, cervical, and prostate
cancers
How It Is Used
Milk thistle is a flowering herb. Silymarin, which can be extracted from
the seeds (fruit), is believed to be the biologically active part of the
herb. The seeds are used to prepare capsules containing powdered herb or
seed; extracts; and infusions
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However I could not get any reference of it's use in Homeopathy.
Thanks
MM
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Tanya Marquette wrote:

[muthu kumar]

Carduus Marianus is St.mary's thistle - is that not the same as Milk
Thistle?

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[muthu kumar]

http://www.healthline.com/galecontent/milk-thistle

Description

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum or Cardus marianum) is a plant used for
treating liver disorders, breast-feeding problems, and other
illnesses. The active ingredient of the herb, silymarin, is found in
the ripe seeds of the plant. The milk thistle plant has a long stem,
green leaves with white spots, and pink to purple spiky flowered head
(which true to its name, resembles a thistle). The plant is native to
Europe and grows in the wild in the United States and South America.
Other common names for the plant include Mary thistle, St. Mary
thistle, Marian thistle, and lady's thistle.

The medicinal benefits of milk thistle have been valued for more than
2,000 years. Written records show that as early as the first century,
Romans were using the plant as a liver-protecting agent. The plant was
also frequently used throughout the Middle Ages, and it is in the
herbal literature of this period that the medicinal properties of milk
thistle seeds are first noted. Nicholas Culpepper, a British
herbalist, wrote about the value of the herb in treating diseases of
the liver and spleen in the late eighteenth century, and by the end of
the next century, records show that American physicians were also
prescribing the substance. Silymarin was first isolated from the milk
thistle plant by German scientists in the 1960s.

The leaves and stem of the milk thistle plant are edible, and can be
used in salads or eaten raw. The plant was cultivated as a vegetable
in Europe through the end of the nineteenth

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[Gail]

Clarke has an entry under Carduus Marianus - he attributes the
information to Rademacher - it was one of Burnett's Organ Remedies
for the spleen and liver.

Gail A

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[medmidas]

Hi,
Thanks.
Cardus Marianus, that is it.
Rather popular liver remedy, much exploited.
From my experience, people who took this, Cardus M,
didn't feel any improvement or otherwise.
MM
hahnemannian2002 wrote:

[medmidas]

Thanks.
I was looking for "MILK" Thistle.
Now I came to know milk thistle is also called
St. Mary's thistle.
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rochelle wrote: