Milk Thistle Herb

DESCRIPTION

Product: Milk Thistle Herb

Latin Name: Silybum marianum syn. Carduus lactifolius, Carduus marianus, Centaurea dalmatica, Mariana lacteal.

Plant Family: Asteraceae

Other Names: Marian Thistle, Mary Thistle, Our Lady's Thistle, Lady's Thistle, Dappled Thistle, Blessed Milk Thistle, Thistle Finch, Chardon Notre Dame, Mariendistel, Cardo di Maria, Carod de Maria & Mariam anna Dikeni.

Description: Native to the Mediterranean this biennial herb can also be found growing throughout Europe and has settled itself into Californian and Australian landscapes. It grows to a height of 1.5-2 metres and has a ribbed and ridged upright stem. The plant has a basal rosette, the leaves are deeply lobed, spiky and arranged alternately along the stem, greeny-grey in colour with white ‘vein’ markings. At the top of each stem singular flowers sit atop a crown of bracts, the dome-like flowers are between 2-6cm in diameter and light purple in colour.

SUGGESTED USE

The roots, leaves and stems can be boiled and eaten as a vegetable; a tea can also be made from the leaves and the seeds. Milk thistle is also grown as a green manure.

SHELF LIFE

Shelf life of two years provided that goods are stored in an airtight container in ambient conditions.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

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