Guest guest Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 In a message dated 5/25/2006 10:29:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, pootlebird writes: what is milk thistle used for, ju Milk Thistle protects your liver, that I know..but I am sure it also does other things too. I take it twice a day. D Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Here is an short bit of the information found in my book, Western Herbs According to Traditional , on this medicinal. The monograph is about two pages long and there is a lot more information there, but I can not give you all that do to copywrite issues, even this is a bit of a stretch. Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) Milk Thistle Silybum marianum Asteraceae Silybi Mariani semen Flavor and Qˆs: Bitter, sweet, neutral Channels Entered: Liver, Spleen, Stomach Actions: Cholagogue, galactogogue, hepatoprotective Functions and Indications ¡E Supplements the liver-spleen blood and yˆpn, abates vacuity heat, and benefits spleen qˆs. ¡E Clears heat and resolves toxins. Cautions None noted in the literature. However, I have had reports of patients on medications who seem to have metabolized those medications more quickly when taking milk thistle, so it may be important to watch such patients closely, especially if they are taking medications that are very dose sensitive. Beijing, China Author of Western Herbs According to Traditional : A Practitioners Guide tag.plantgeek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Thanks Thomas, Sounds about right. I take it periodically and it feels a lot like Xiao Yao San, relieves middle jiao stagnation and emotional depression. Zach - > Flavor and Qˆs: Bitter, sweet, neutral > > Channels Entered: Liver, Spleen, Stomach > > Functions > and Indications > > ¡E Supplements the liver-spleen blood and yˆpn, > abates vacuity heat, and benefits spleen qˆs. > ¡E Clears heat and resolves toxins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Thomas, Thanks for the info... Question: How did you find out the channel affinity and taste/flavors for the western herbs? K. On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 7:02 PM, > wrote: > Here is an short bit of the information found in my book, Western Herbs > According to Traditional , on this medicinal. The monograph > is about two pages long and there is a lot more information there, but I can > not give you all that do to copywrite issues, even this is a bit of a > stretch. > > > Milk > thistle (Silybum marianum) > > Milk > Thistle > > Silybum marianum > > Asteraceae > > Silybi Mariani semen > > Flavor and Qˆs: Bitter, sweet, neutral > > Channels Entered: Liver, Spleen, Stomach > > Actions: Cholagogue, galactogogue, hepatoprotective > > Functions > and Indications > > ¡E Supplements the liver-spleen blood and yˆpn, > abates vacuity heat, and benefits spleen qˆs. > ¡E Clears heat and resolves toxins. > > > > > Cautions None > noted in the literature. However, I have had reports of patients on > medications > who seem to have metabolized those medications more quickly when taking > milk > thistle, so it may be important to watch such patients closely, especially > if > they are taking medications that are very dose sensitive. > > > > > > Beijing, China > > Author of Western Herbs According to Traditional : A > Practitioners Guide > tag.plantgeek > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Dear John and all, The process to " find out the channel affinity and taste/flavors for the western herbs " was not something that happened over-night. This process evolved over more than 10 years as my understand of the herbs and Chinese medicine grew. First, I want to say that, as you know, there is little agreement about many of these values even of Chinese herbs. A short scan across three or four Chinese texts show that authors often have different opinions about this part of describing herbs. So, that being said, I suspect that some might argue with me about a few of these and in fact my opinion may change over time. I would welcome with open arms any and all constructive criticism and/or professional/academic debate of any part of my book. A strong study on the Chinese materia medica is essential, analyzing these plants according to channel affinity, etc. helps to illuminate how this process was developed. I am unaware of any literature in any language about how this process developed or is done. Channel affinity is often somewhat challenging, but I use the following criteria. Knowing the parts of the body that each channel directly encounters is essential. If the plant has a direct effect on those areas of the body I generally chose that channel as being one of the channels for which plant has an affinity. Likewise, flavor can be examined in the same way. Knowing how each flavor effects the body is essential. Examining how the herb acts keeping these flavors in mind allows one to get a pretty good idea of what flavors the herb processes. Again, these are not set in stone! I did the best I could and I would like to believe that most of these will hold up as agreeable to future authors. This is a somewhat brief explanation, feel free to ask any further questions. Thanks for your interest. Sincerely, Thomas , " " <johnkokko wrote: > > Thomas, > > Thanks for the info... > Question: How did you find out the channel affinity and taste/flavors for > the western herbs? > > K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 does anyone know if taking milk thistle on a regular basis can be harmful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 I've taken milk thistle numerous times as part of liver cleanses with no effects. It stimulates liver and gall bladder function so possibly some diarrhea could result. And this site says there is the potential for an allergic reaction if one is allergic to other plants in that family: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/milkthistle/ataglance.htm. So I suppose that would be the main concern if you suffer from a ragweed allergy. Take it with lecithin to help its absorption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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