Guest guest Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 It should be freshly ground. Milk thistle is like any other seed with alot of volatile oils that go rancid. I use a coffee grinder and grind enough for the week, keeping this in the fridgerator. I keep the unused whole seeds in the freezer until use. -- - In frequent-dose-chelation , " nanciwell " wrote: > > I wanted to share something I have found about milk > thistle. I usually have taken milk thistle from the whole > seeds bought at a health food / herb store . I grind them > up and put a good teaspoon in with water and down this > before meals. I will add some vit c, rosehip powder just to > make things efficient when taking it. > > I have tried the store bought extract pills and did not > find it nearly so efficient.. Actually I noticed no > difference with the pills , whereas the seed ground I > noticed immediate results. > > I had stopped taking my milk thistle with every meal for the > past couple of months. I had just had it with shovelling > down all of these ucky things, > > Yesterday morning I tried taking taurine and got very very > ill. Totally wasted, with digestive upset... The nausea > lasted and I was worried. Fortunately I had a eurecha > moment and I took some of my milk thistle and sure enough > it as helped.. PLus the extra phosphatidylcholine which also > helps me when I have nausea. > > I wonder if it is just me or if the whole seed is a better > way to go to get the full benifit of it.. > > nanci > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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