Blessed Thistle Herb
by David R. Card
This is a small excerp of my thesis on Blessed Thistle herb. Read the full version of Blessed Thistle by downloading the free pdf.
History of Blessed Thistle
Blessed thistle has a long and glorious history in herbal medicine. Its history dates back to the Greek and Roman times. It was one of the best known and widely used herbs of the middle ages....
Location of Blessed Thistle
The earliest descriptions of Blessed Thistle in the English language are from John Gerard. He describes it as “Carduus Benedictus is found everywhere in Lemnos, an island of Greece, and also in Languedock; and is an herb growing in our English gardens. As Carduus Benedictus is better, so is it also hot and dry in the second degree, and also withal cleansing and opening....
Medicinal Qualities of Blessed Thistle
Dr. Christopher’s therapeutic action of Blessed thistle is, “Tonic (cold), diaphoretic, (hot), emetic (double or triple dosage), emmenagogue, stimulant, febrifuge, antiperiodic, vulnerary. Blessed thistle is wonderful for nursing mothers, stimulating the production of mother’s milk. it is very useful in purifying the blood, aiding circulation, and for all liver problems. As a tonic it strengthens the brain, heart, and stomach. Medicinal uses; biliousness, chronic headaches, colds dropsy, dyspepsia, emesis, fractured bones (poultice), heart problems, insanity, intermittent fevers, kidneys, liver, loss of appetite, lungs, strengthens memory, menstrual disorders due to colds, painful menstruation, mother’s milk, purification of blood.” ....
See more by opening the Blessed Thistle PDF.
Learn more about herbs.