Name: Milk thistle Latin name: Silybum marianum Family: Asteraceae Parts Used: Seeds Taste: Bitter, sour Energetics: Cooling Key actions: Hepatoprotective, hepatoresorative, galactagogue, cholagogue Precautions/Contraindications: Avoid with known allergy to Asteraceae family. Milk thistle is a very supportive herb to nursing mothers as she stimulates milk flow and production. Milk thistle also aids in restoring the liver to its proper structure and function.*
