Properties:
a)medicinal:
- To cure low blood pressure, by cooking its fruits in a proportion of 30 grams per litter.
- To ease liver congestion we use not only the roots and stem but the leaves juice too by crushing them in the desired proportion. The compounds contained in this plant, especially silymarin, helps fight liver degeneration by means of helping the body eliminate toxins that could be responsible for the development of cirrhosis or hepatitis. Moreover, this plant helps reduce liver inflammation , counteracts the effects of alcohol and it is able to regenerate damaged cells. (Take some milk thistle supplement. On sale in pharmacies of herbalists ) (Eat milk thistle young leaves in salads)
Its effectiveness as an antidote against Amanita venom has been tested in order to prevent these fungi toxins can destroy the liver. In the same way, dandelion can be used to treat chemical poisoning ( (Roots, stems, and the juice of crushed leaves to the desired ratio) (1 ml of tincture 3 times daily) (Infusion of a spoonful of mashed fruit per cup of water for 1 / 4 of an hour. Take three cups a day for 1 or 2 months) (There are silymarin supplements that can be taken according to the information leaflet conditions)
- For gallstones: It helps to ensure that stones are not formed in the gallbladder (1 ml of tincture 3 times daily)
- Hair loss: The tender leaves of milk thistle , such as dandelion leaves, are highly recommended edible wild plants which are underused. They are very reach in iron that can be very helpful in the treatment of baldness because it prevents seborrhea , dandruff or dry hair.( Eat tender fresh leaves in salad)
- Alcoholism: Milk thistle, by the presence in the seeds of a component called silymarin, is a remedy for the treatment of liver diseases, among which we might mention hepatitis, liver failure and cirrhosis produced by excess of alcohol. (1 ml of tincture three times daily) (Infusion of a spoonful of crushed fruit per cup of water for one quarter of an hour. Take three cups a day for 1 or 2 months) (There are silymarin supplements that can be taken in accordance the conditions of the prospectus)
- Lack of breast milk: Milk thistle constitutes one of the main galactagogue plants traditionally used. Its use increases breast milk. (Decoction of a teaspoon of seeds per cup of water for 10 minutes. Take a couple of cups a day)
Other properties: febrifuge, haemostatic (after some blood loss) antiallergic and antiasthmatic
b)cookery:
We can make salads from its leaves once we remove its prickles. The same leaves ,as well as its roots and flower-heads ,can be eaten boiled, being very useful for the liver. |
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