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milk thistle

British  

noun

  1. another name for sow thistle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Within three months of taking milk thistle plus a statin, my numbers were down to normal.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

In my hand is a steaming mug of Dr Stuart’s “Liver Detox” naturally caffeine-free tea, containing dandelion root, centaury herb and milk thistle.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2017

If you ever suspect you may be suffering from mushroom poisoning, ask your doctor to call Mitchell in Santa Cruz and request to be enrolled in the milk thistle treatment study.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2014

Other ingredients often found in energy drinks include taurine, glucuronolactone, B vitamins, ginseng, guarana, ginkgo biloba and milk thistle.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2011

If they have fed greedily on the blossoms of the milk thistle or the elm, it will render them incapable of working, and the hive will be stained with filth.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton

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