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2. Centaurea benedicta - Wikipedia

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   Blessed thistle is used in folk remedies as a galactagogue with other herbs to increase breast milk supply, although there is no scientific evidence that such use is effective. [4] Although the leaves are unpalatable with a bitter taste, blessed thistle is used as a flavoring in alcoholic beverages, and is considered a safe ingredient for food ...

3. Silybum marianum - Wikipedia

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   Silybum marianum is a species of thistle. It has various common names including milk thistle, [1] blessed milkthistle, [2] Marian thistle, Mary thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, variegated thistle and Scotch thistle (not to be confused with Onopordum acanthium or Cirsium vulgare).

4. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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   Blessed thistle: Used during the Middle Ages to treat bubonic plague. In modern times, herbal teas made from blessed thistle are used for loss of appetite, indigestion and other purposes. [50] Crataegus monogyna and Crataegus laevigata: Hawthorn: Fruit has been used for centuries purportedly for heart disease, digestive and kidney related ...

5. Silybum - Wikipedia

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   Silybum (milk thistle) is a genus of two species of thistles in the family Asteraceae. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The plants are native to the Mediterranean regions of Europe , [ 4 ] North Africa , and the Middle East .

6. Milk thistle may improve some medical conditions. But more ...

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   Milk thistle has been used for its purported medicinal properties for thousands of years, but its supplement form didn't explode until recently. Milk thistle supplement sales in the U.S. reached ...

7. Centaurea - Wikipedia

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   Centaurea (/ ˌ s ɛ n t ɔː ˈ r iː ə /) [1] is a genus of over 700 species of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Members of the genus are found only north of the equator, mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere; the Middle East and surrounding regions are particularly species-rich.

8. Plants used as herbs or spices - Wikipedia

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   This page is a sortable table of plants used as herbs and/or spices.This includes plants used as seasoning agents in foods or beverages (including teas), plants used for herbal medicine, and plants used as incense or similar ingested or partially ingested ritual components.

9. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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   Aristolochic acid (contained in herbs in the genus Aristolochia e.g. Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot), Aristolochia reticulata (Texas snakeroot) and in Chinese herbs such as Aristolochia fangchi and Aristolochia manshuriensis [7] (banned in China and withdrawn from Chinese Pharmacopoea 2005; Stephania tetrandra and Magnolia ...