Herbal Action/ Properties: Alterative, antibacterial, bitter, blood purifier, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, and galactagogue.
Properties: Classified as an Alterative, antibacterial, Bitter, Blood purifier, diaphoretic, Emmenagogue (stimulates menstrual flow), and Galactagogue (increases flow of milk with lactation).  
Nutrients/Active Ingredients:  Tannins, calcium, magnesium, niacin, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, Vitamins A, B complex, C, and zinc.  
Uses by system and symptom: 
Cardiovascular:  Used to improved circulation, blood impurities, and angina.
Digestive/Gastrointestinal:  Used for indigestion, anorexia (loss of appetite), diarrhea, liver and gallbladder problems. 
Integumentary/Skin: Used for boils, ulcers, and wounds. 
Respiratory:  Use to treat symptoms of colds and coughs.
Urinary:  Used as a diuretic to increase urine output.
Nervous: Used for headaches and to improve memory.
Immune:  Used for bacterial infections, fever, and cancer. 
Male/Female Reproductive: Used to improve the flow of breast milk and for menopause symptoms.
Parts used:  The entire herb.
Common doses and preparation:  Taken as a tea, tincture, used as a general tonic and digestive aid.  Blessed thistle is often added to alcoholic beverages as a bitter.  You can pair it with ginger root or lemongrass.  You can make something called a fomentation to apply to your skin for acne or boils.  A fomentation is simply using moist heat for pain topically.
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