Known Herbal Formulas of Blessed Thistle

I have found over fifty formulas where Blessed thistle has been used. Most of the sources are from Germany where it is successfully employed. These formulas cover sixteen categories that follow: Circulation, cramps, diabetes, digestion, energy, female problems, fevers, frostbite, gout, headaches, hemorrhoids, liver, lungs, nerves, side pains, and thyroid problems.

CIRCULATION - High Cholesterol Formula

20 grams valerian

20 grams blackberry leaves

20 grams veronica

10 grams red raspberry leaves

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams lavender flowers

20 grams rue

10 grams centaury

Take one teaspoon of this herb mixture and steep for 10 minutes, strain and add honey. Drink 2 to 3 cups a day, sipping, for 1 to 2 weeks.

High Cholesterol Formula

10 grams blessed thistle

15 grams steinruechere

20 grams lady’s mantle

20 grams dandelion root

10 grams masterwort

5 grams five finger herb

Take one teaspoon of the herb mixture in a cup of hot water and steep for 5 minutes. Drink 1 cup morning and evening for 2 to 3 weeks.

High Chloesterol

10 grams masterwort

10 grams lady’s mantle

10 grams elder flowers

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams blackberry leaves

Instructions as above.

Heart Asthma

20 grams blessed thistle

20 grams sweet woodruff

20 grams melissa

20 grams sternlekraut

Take 1 teaspoon of the formula per cup. Put in water, bring to a boil and then let steep. Drink 1 cup morning and evening.

Calf Cramps

10 grams st. john’s wort

10 grams blessed thistle

20 grams lavender flowers

15 grams melissa

5 grams poppy seeds

20 grams thyme

10 grams cleavers

Take one teaspoon of this herb mixture and steep for 10 minutes. Drink a cup 3 times a day.

Diabetes

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams blackberry leaves

30 grams blueberry leaves

20 grams five finger herb

10 grams cleavers

Take 1 teaspoon of the formula per cup of water. Cook 7 minutes. Drink slowly morning and evening, a cup each time for 2 to 3 weeks.

Appetite Loss

10 grams menyanthes trifolia

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams bitter orange peel

10 grams centaury

10 grams wormwood

From the herb mixture, take 1 heaping teaspoon and brew for 10 minutes. Use 3 time a day before meals.

Appetite Loss

10 grams red clover

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams peppermint

10 grams bitter orange peel

15 grams centaury

5 grams wormwood

Instructions as above.

Colon Catarrh

10 grams red clover

10 grams gentian

10 grams calamus

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams sage

10 grams centaury

10 grams wormwood

Use one teaspoon in a cup of water and brew for 10 minutes. Drink 2 to 3 cups slowly and warm.

Constipation

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams berberis root

10 grams calendula flowers

Use 1 teaspoon in a cup of hot water and steep for 10 minutes. Sip a cup mornings or evenings.

Hyper-acidity (excess stomach acid)

30 grams valerian

30 grams blessed thistle flowers

30 grams angelica root

Take one teaspoon of the herb mixture and steep in 1 cup of water for 10 minutes. Drink one cup before each meal.

Low Stomach Acid (Alcohol extract)

30 grams blessed thistle flowers

30 grams calamus

30 grams papaya seeds

20 grams rhubarb root

Put herbs in 1 liter of dry white wine and 200 grams of 70% alcohol. Let it extract for 10 days and drink a small amount before each meal.

Stomach Acid low, weakness, achylie

10 grams anise

10 grams valerian

10 grams gentian

10 grams calamus

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams centaury

10 grams wormwood

Use 1 teaspoon of the herb mixture and steep 10 minutes in a cup of water. Take ½ cup hot before meals.

Stomach lining inflammation

10 grams red clover

10 grams gentian

10 grams calamus

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams peppermint

10 grams centaury

20 grams wormwood

Use 1 teaspoon of the herb mixture and steep 10 minutes in a cup of water. Take 15 minutes prior to mealtimes, take hot.

Stomach Mucus

10 grams elecampane

10 grams blessed thistle

15 grams red clover

10 grams centaury

15 grams gentian

15 grams calamus

10 grams peppermint

15 grams plantain

One teaspoon of the mixed herb and cook for 15 minutes. Sip one cup mornings and evenings.

Stomach weakness and nausea

20 grams anise

20 grams blessed thistle

10 grams yarrow

15 grams angelica

10 grams gentian

20 grams wormwood

One teaspoon of the mixed herb and cook for 15 minutes. Sip one cup mornings and evenings.

Energy

10 grams chicory root

20 grams yarrow

20 grams rhubarb

15 grams plantain

15 grams thyme

10 grams blessed thistle

Take one teaspoon of the herb mixture in 1 cup of water, cooked for 5 minutes and steeped for 5 more minutes. Drink 2 to 3 cups between meals.

Exhaustion, Neruasthenia, Vegatitive Dystonia

10 grams st. john’s wort

10 grams blessed thistle

20 grams lavender flower

15 grams melissa

5 grams poppy seeds

20 grams thyme

10 grams sweet woodruff

Use 1 teaspoon of the herb mixture and steep 10 minutes in a cup of water. Drink 3 cups a day, hot.

Female Complaints

1 part blessed thistle

2 parts squawvine

Used similar to the female corrective formula.

Female Corrective Formula

3 parts goldenseal root

1 part blessed thistle

1 part cayenne

1 part cramp bark

1 part false unicorn root

1 part ginger

1 part red raspberry leaves

1 part squawvine

1 part uva ursi

Recommended one cup or 2 capsules or 30 to 60 drops of glycerin-based extract three times a day. Use for 6 days a week, 90-120 days.

Female Formula (Dr. Samuel Westcot)

1 part blessed thistle

1 part ginger

Used for puberty transition. Use as female corrective formula.

Menopause

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams shepherd’s purse

20 grams lady’s mantle

20 grams melissa

10 grams rosemary

10 grams dead nettle

10 grams st. john’s wort

Use 1 teaspoon of this mixture in a cup of water, cook 2 minutes and steep for 5 more minutes. Drink warm twice a day.

Menopause (Changease)

1 part black Cohosh

1 part sarsaparilla

1 part ginseng

1 part licorice

1 part false unicorn

1 part blessed thistle

1 part squawvine

Directions are for peri-menopausal women or menopausal women. Use as in female corrective formula.

Menstrual Cramps (Ginger Formula)

1 part ginger

1 part blessed thistle

1 part cramp bark

Used similar to female corrective formula.

Milk Supply

1 part marshmallow root

1 part blessed thistle

Use as female corrective formula.

Prenatal Formula

1 part squawvine

1 part blessed thistle

1 part black Cohosh

1 part pennyroyal

1 part false unicorn

1 part raspberry leaves

1 part lobelia

“Using this tea (or two or three capsules) morning and evening is an aid in giving elasticity to the pelvic and vaginal area and strengthening the reproductive organs for easier delivery. The formula should be used only in the last six weeks before time of birth as follows: 1 capsule per day of the first week, 2 capsules per day the second week and 2 capsules three times a day from the third week on.”

Weak or irregular periods due to a cold or flu

30 grams dead nettle

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams rue

20 grams horehound

15 grams gentian

10 grams akazien

Take one teaspoon of the herb mixture in 1 cup of water, cooked for 5 minutes and steeped for 5 more minutes. Drink 2 to 3 cups a day over an extended period of time.

White vaginal discharge

25 grams dead nettle

25 grams blessed thistle

10 grams white clover

10 grams lady’s mantle

10 grams yellow pimpernel

Take one teaspoon of the herb mixture in 1 cup of water, cooked for 5 minutes and steeped for 5 more minutes. Drink 1 cup three times a day.

Women’s diseases

10 grams lady’s mantle

10 grams chamomile

10 grams thyme

10 grams fennel

5 grams wormwood

10 grams blessed thistle

Used for pelvic problems, irregular periods and painful periods. Take 1 teaspoon of the mixture and cook for 5 minutes. Take 2 to 3 cups a day for an extended period. Best taken sipped all day long.

Frostbite

40 grams lycopodium

20 grams fenugreek seed

20 grams blessed thistle

20 grams johnny jumpup

Use one teaspoon of the herb mixture and steep for 10 minutes and drink 1 cup a day.

Fever Reducer

30 grams blessed thistle flower

10 grams buchu leaves

20 grams shavegrass

30 grams lady’s mantle flowers

20 grams yarrow

30 grams quinine bark

10 grams gentian

30 grams orange flower

30 grams centaury

Use one teaspoon of the mixture with ¼ liter boiling water and steep for 10 minutes. Use ½ cup between meal times.

Changeable Fever

5 grams valerian

15 grams pelitory

15 grams blessed thistle

15 grams wormwood

10 grams shavegrass

10 grams fumaria

5 grams rue

5 grams chelidonium

Take 1 teaspoon of the mixture and cook for 5 minutes. Drink 2 to 3 cups per day. Keep the patient warm.

High Fever

20 grams blackberry leaves

20 grams meadowsweet

20 grams lady’s mantle

10 grams weihwedel

25 grams blessed thistle

Take 1 teaspoon of the mixture and steep in 1 cup water for 5 minutes. Drink 2 to 3 cups a day. Keep the patient warm.

The Flu

20 grams silbermaenteli

30 grams linden flowers

25 grams holly leaves

30 grams fennel

10 grams blessed thistle

20 grams primula

10 grams schliessgraswurzel

10 grams peppermint

Use 1 teaspoon of the herb per cup or water, and cook for 10 minutes. Drink 4-5 cups daily.

Flu

20 grams senna leaves

20 grams ritze

10 grams peppermint

30 grams schliessgraswurzel

10 grams five finger herb

10 grams blessed thistle

20 grams silbermaenteli

10 grams primula

10 grams st. eicheruechere

Use same as above.

Flu, Sweat provoking

5 grams quinine

15 grams elder flowers

15 grams blessed thistle

15 grams linden flowers

15 grams peppermint

15 grams viola odorata

15 grams juniper berries

Take a teaspoon of the herb mix and steep for 5 minutes.

Gout

20 grams blessed thistle

40 grams strawberry root

20 grams ginster seeds

20 grams celery seed

Use 1 teaspoon of the herb per cup or water, and steep for 10 minutes. Use a cup 2 to 3 times a day.

Gout

20 grams valerian

10 grams birch leaf

15 grams veronica

10 grams gentian

15 grams ground ivy

10 grams rest harrow

15 grams calamus

10 grams blessed thistle

15 grams wormwood

Instructions as above.

Gout

20 grams valerian

15 grams comfrey root

15 grams birch leaf

15 grams germander

10 grams rest harrow

20 grams st. john’s wort

10 grams blessed thistle

15 grams willow bark

Instructions as above.

Headache with high blood pressure

20 grams blessed thistle

20 grams hops

30 grams mistletoe

30 grams willow leaves

20 grams hawthorn flowers

Use 1 teaspoon of the herb per cup or water, and steep for 10 minutes. Take 1 cup hot 2 to 3 times a day.

Headache

20 grams centaury

10 grams viola odorata

10 grams shavegrass

20 grams peppermint

20 grams blessed thistle

20 grams melissa

Brew 1 teaspoon of the herb mixture for 5 minutes and drink 1 cup lukewarm before bed or in the evenings.

Heart Weakness

20 grams melissa

20 grams mullein

15 grams blessed thistle

Brew and steep. Drink cold in the evening or before bed.

Hemorrhoids

30 grams shepherd’s purse

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams valerian

10 grams shavegrass

Use as a poultice.

Gallstones

15 grams blessed thistle

15 grams turmeric

15 grams milk thistle seed

15 grams peppermint

15 grams senna leaf

15 grams johny jumpup

15 grams centaury

Use 1 teaspoon of the herb per cup or water, and steep for 10 minutes. Take a cup as needed.

Liver Function Weakness

10 grams horehound

5 grams blessed thistle

5 grams barberry

5 grams red clover

5 grams angelica

10 grams buckthorn

5 grams ground ivy

10 grams st. john’s wort

10 grams calamus root

10 grams burdock root

10 grams dandelion root

10 grams agrimony

10 grams peppermint

20 grams yarrow

10 grams centaury

10 grams chicory

Use 1 teaspoon of the herb per cup or water, and steep for 10 minutes.

Liver Inflammation

10 grams calamus root

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams burdock root

10 grams dandelion root

10 grams agrimony

10 grams peppermint

10 grams yarrow

10 grams centaury

10 grams black walnut leaves

10 grams chicory

Use a teaspoon of the herb mixture in a cup of water. Boil for 15 minutes and sip mornings and evenings, one cup each time.

Liver Problems

20 grams wood betony

10 grams horehound

20 grams fennel

20 grams chelidonium

20 grams centaury

15 grams blessed thistle

10 grams watercress

One teaspoon of the herbs per cup of water and boil for 7 minutes. Drink 1 cup slowly mornings and evenings.

Lung cleansing

10 grams blessed thistle

15 grams watercress

20 grams sanicle

15 grams masterwort

One teaspoon of the herbs per cup of water and boil for 7 minutes. Drink 1 cup slowly mornings and evenings. Use for 2 or 3 weeks.

Whooping Cough

10 grams horehound

10 grams anise

10 grams ivy

10 grams coltsfoot

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams chestnut leaves

10 grams rhoeas poppy

10 grams polygala amara

10 grams lungwort

Use 1 teaspoon of the herb per cup or water, and steep for 10 minutes, sweeten to taste. Drink ½ a cup several times a day.

Nerve Weakness and Nervousness

15 grams melissa

20 grams blessed thistle

20 grams red clover

15 grams wood betony

Take one teaspoon of the herb mixture in 1 cup of water, cooked for 5 minutes and steeped for 5 more minutes. Drink one cup before bed.

Side Pains

15 grams fennel

30 grams coltsfoot

10 grams elderberry

20 grams melilotis

20 grams blessed thistle

Brew 1 teaspoon of the herb mixture, per cup of water, for 5 minutes and drink 2 to 3 cups hot, over the course of a day. it is best sipped throughout the day.

Sweat inducing

10 grams angelica

10 grams arnica

10 grams primula

10 grams rhododendron

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams valerian

10 grams masterwort

10 grams coltsfoot

Brew 1 teaspoon of the herb mixture, per cup of water, for 4 minutes. Give the patient 2 to 3 cups hot, and keep them warm.

Syphilis

20 grams walnut leaves

20 grams blackberry leaves

15 grams johnny jumpup

10 grams basil

10 grams blessed thistle

10 grams chelidonium

Boil one teaspoon, per cup of water, for 15 minutes and steep for 10 more minutes and drink slowly through the day.

Thyroid (Hypothyroid)

20 grams horehound

20 grams valerian

10 grams kelp

10 grams scrophularia nodosa

20 grams shavegrass

10 grams gentian

10 grams ginsterkraut

10 grams blessed thistle

20 grams cleavers

10 grams dandelion leaf and root

Use 1 teaspoon of herb mixture in one cup or hot water and steep for 10 minutes. Use one cup drunk slowly over the day.