From our list of ailments, see what Blessed Thistle can be used for:
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- Diarrhea
- Dyspepsia
- Flu Virus
- Heart Disease
- Indigestion
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lactation
- Late Menstruation
- Poor Circulation
- Poor Digestion
- Stomach
- Stomach Upset
- Travelers Diarrhea
- Upset Stomach
- Water Retention
- Worms
Natural Remedies using Blessed Thistle
Extracts (Alexandrian Senna) – Possibly representing a negative case for my synergy proposition, “The toxicity of total extracts is greater than that of the individual sennosides. It has been proposed that the laxative and toxic components of senna could be separated” (CAN).
Diarrhea, Dyspepsia, Flu Virus, Heart Disease, Indigestion, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lactation, Late Menstruation, Poor Circulation, Poor Digestion, Stomach, Stomach Upset, Travelers Diarrhea, Upset Stomach, Water Retention, Worms
The Benefit of using Blessed Thistle as a natural cure
Syrups are the best way to administer cough medicine. Typical herbs used for making syrups are liquorice, thyme, marshmallow root, rose, mullein and hyssop. You can use either dry or fresh herbs or a mixture of the two. I recommend using a single herb per syrup, apart from thyme and liquorice where you can mix the herbs half-and-half.
Supports the bladder Poplar bark has a unique ability when working on the bladder, because it seems to target both the function and structure of the organ itself. In cases such as incontinence, when many variables come into play-overactivity, bladder wall punctuation, sensitivity, sphincter tone-poplar is an excel-lent choice for healing the entire bladder. Many practitioners use it for a bladder or kidney that is easily stimulated by emotions such as fear, nervousness, or anxiety.
Dosages (Lobelia) – 100 mg leaf as expectorant (AHP); 2-6 tsp fresh leaf (PED); 1-3 g dry leaf (PED); 2 g dry leaf:10 ml alcohol/10 ml water (PED); 0.2-0.6 g herb, or in tea, 3 ×/day (CAN); 50-600 mg herb/day (HHB); maximum dose 100 mg dry herb up to 3 ×/day (MAD); 4-10 drops herb 3 ×/day with water or juice (NH); 0.2-0.6 ml liquid herb extract (1:1 in 50% ethanol) 3 ×/day (CAN); 0.6-2.0 ml herb tincture (BPC) (CAN); 1-4 ml lobelia tincture (1:10 in dilute acetic acid) (CAN); 10-20 drops (0.5-1 g) leaf tincture, up to several ×/day (MAD).
Diarrhea
Dyspepsia
Flu Virus
Heart Disease
Indigestion
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Lactation
Late Menstruation
Poor Circulation
Poor Digestion
Stomach
Stomach Upset
Travelers Diarrhea
Upset Stomach
Water Retention
Worms
Fish oils have at least two other cardiovascular benefits: they are mild and natural blood thinners, and they help maintain a normal heart rhythm.