Milk Thistle | Silybum marianum | Leaves & Flowers Organic

Description

Milk thistle is the leaf-and-flower listing of this store’s two milk thistle products: Silybum marianum, a flowering herb related to the daisy and ragweed family, native to Mediterranean countries, as the original page records. The educational reference for the species is Silybum marianum.

The names of milk thistle

The page keeps the plant’s other names: some people also call it Mary thistle and holy thistle, and the page retells the naming tradition behind Our Lady’s thistle — the milk-white veins of the leaves, from which the “milk” in the name is said to come, recorded here as the page’s account. The page also notes the flower heads were previously eaten, boiled and dealt with like the heads of the artichoke — a historical kitchen note, kept as the page states it.

Handling and choosing a size

As a dried leaf-and-flower product, it is kept sealed in a cool, dry place, protected from moisture, and measured out by weight in the quantity a preparation calls for. The store’s standard precaution is kept with the product: intended for traditional botanical use only, and Ourland Herbs recommends consulting a qualified professional before incorporating new botanicals into your routine.

Choose from 50 g, 75 g, 100 g and 200 g sizes. The smaller sizes suit a first purchase; the larger sizes suit regular use and bulk keeping. Plainly stated: organic Silybum marianum leaves and flowers — milk thistle — in four sizes.

Pairs well with: Milk Thistle Seeds · Dandelion Root