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In a nutshell milk thistle hardcover june 1 2000 by jill rosemary davies author 50 out of 5 stars 2 ratings see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions price new from used from hardcover please retry 92099 92099 2577 hardcover june 1 2000 2317 1919. In a nutshell milk thistle silybum marianum by jill rosemary davies milk thistle was used as a premier food and medicinally throughout europe for over 2000 years and up to the middle of the 18th century the ancient greeks wrote of its medicinal properties and roman legionnaires carried the seeds and plants with them to provide food . Milk thistle may have been combined with other plants or extracts in a specific preparation to treat these conditions other uses not proven with research have included treating malaria mushroom poisoning spleen or gallbladder problems menstrual problems liver problems such as hepatitis b or c and other conditions. Milk thistle milk thistle is a herbaceous annual or biennial plant with a dense prickly flower head and reddish purple tubular flowers it is native to the mediterranean region and has been naturalized in central europe north and south america and southern australia milk thistle has an extensive history of use as an edible plant