Milk thistle, popularly called thistle,known to medicine for a long time and is widely used in cosmetology and pharmaceuticals. The most valuable medicinal form of milk thistle is oil, applied inside or externally.
Thistle seed oil obtained by the methodcold pressed, due to its unique composition and extensive range of medicinal properties, is an invaluable dietary product that has long been widely used in alternative medicine in many countries, and is also an effective natural cosmetic.
The chemical composition of the oil
Thistle oil is pretty richfat-soluble vitamins D, A, E, K, F and group B. Chlorophyll, tocopherols and carotenoids are very valuable in its composition. In addition, the oil contains the following microelements: zinc, iodine, potassium, copper, magnesium, vanadium, aluminum, selenium, calcium, boron, manganese, chromium, iron; polyunsaturated fatty acids: linoleic, oleic acid, palmitic, stearic, arachidic, behenic; biologically active components: flavonoids (quartzetin), a powerful hepatoprotector silymarin (a unique complex of the strongest natural antioxidants — flavolignans: silibinin, silikristin, silidianin, neohydrocarpine, etc.).
Thistle oil: properties and applications
Thistle oil has anti-sclerotic,anti-inflammatory, epithelizing, wound-healing, anti-ulcer, immunomodulatory, bactericidal, laxative, choleretic, analgesic, anti-allergic actions, it is also a powerful hepatoprotector and desintoxicator, preventing absorption of toxic substances and compounds that enter the human body with the health of organics, preventing the absorption of toxic substances and compounds that enter the human body with the health of organics, preventing the absorption of toxic substances and compounds that have entered the human body with the health of the body or the body. That is why milk thistle, the properties of which we have just listed, has been successfully used for many centuries for the prevention and treatment of all kinds of ailments.
Over the past 2 millennia oilMilk thistle is traditionally used to treat a variety of diseases of the gallbladder, liver and biliary tract. Silymarin, reliably protects liver cells from the damaging effects of free radicals, helps restore liver cells damaged by alcohol and toxins, improves liver detoxification, which is aimed at neutralizing and eliminating harmful substances from the body, suppresses development in the biliary tract, liver and gall bladder inflammation, promotes bile formation and separation of bile, improves metabolic processes in the liver.
Because of this, the oil has found application inprevention and complex treatment of cholangitis, hepatitis, cholecystocholangitis, cirrhosis, gallstone disease, fatty liver (and associated with excessive use of alcohol or diabetes, including), toxic liver damage (due to exposure to alcohol, natural or synthetic poisons and severe metals, due to the long-term use of drugs).
In addition, with constant use in foodThistle oil significantly improves digestion, has a beneficial effect on the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract. That is why oil is often used for the prevention and treatment of gastroduodenitis, gastritis, ulcerative lesions of the duodenum or stomach, enterocolitis, colitis and constipation.
Useful milk thistle oil and diseasesthroat, nose, ear and mouth. Often in dental practice it is used in the complex treatment of gingivitis, stomatitis, periodontal disease, periodontitis, and for the effective and speedy healing of postoperative wounds. When bleeding gums, swelling and pain in the mouth, suppuration of the gum pockets will help applications with thistle oil. Moreover, these applications are very useful in cases of throat diseases (tonsillitis, pharyngitis, etc.), and in atrophic rhinitis - intranasal use.
This amazing tool will improve activity.vessels and the heart, because the oil is rich in substances that positively affect the state of the vessels and the heart. In a complex combination, these substances reduce cholesterol in the blood, lower blood pressure, strengthen the blood vessel wall elasticity, reduce the risk of thrombosis, support blood clotting in normal conditions, eliminate blood vessel spasm, prevent atherosclerotic plaques. Trace elements and vitamins, available in oil, provide good protection of blood vessels and heart from inflammatory processes and the harmful effects of free radicals, as well as help the heart muscle. It is useful to introduce oil into the diet for the prevention and complex treatment of arterial hypertension, arterosclerosis, varicose veins, ischemia, and also as an effective natural remedy for the prevention of strokes and heart attacks.
Thistle oil is a wonderful auxiliaryremedy in the treatment of gynecological diseases and pathologies. Thanks to its wound-healing, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, the oil is often used in the form of intravaginal applications in the complex treatment of cervical erosion, endocervitis, colpitis, atrophic vaginitis, characteristic of menopause, and other inflammatory diseases of the female genital. With daily applications with the oil of this plant, already on the tenth day, the erosive area of the epithelium begins to tighten with a new epithelium, and soon the erosion completely heals.
External application of the oil is not uncommon,It is useful for skin diseases and traumatic injuries. Possessing anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antiallergic properties, the oil significantly accelerates the process of epithelialization of skin tissues in case of injury or illness (the effectiveness of the wound-healing effect is even much higher than that of the known sea-buckthorn oil). Due to this, milk thistle oil is popularly known as an effective remedy in the treatment of wounds, thermal and chemical burns, allergic rashes or cracks on the skin, trophic ulcers, pressure sores, neurodermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, hyperkeratosis, acne, lichen planus. The oil does not cause burning, does not stick the wound to the dressing fabric, but at the same time promotes the healing of the skin without the formation of rough scars.
Contraindications
Thistle oil has no contraindications orside effects, this is something that fell in love with the pharmacists of many countries. If you suffer from serious illnesses, then you should consult a doctor before taking this remedy.
Good health!
