Milk Thistle- Spiky invader, or Food and Medicine? It's both!

Published 2021-05-20
Milk thistle is a non-native invasive plant in north america, but it is also absolutely beautiful (though rather painful up close) and a great edible and medicinal to know about. Impress your friends by eating this spiky beauty, and get some good hydration, a refreshing snack, and a liver cleanse as well!

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All Comments (21)
  • @honestlee4532
    Good to see someone talk about something besides the awesome seeds of milk thistle. Thanks!
  • @FknNefFy
    Why not just cut the spikes off the leaves and eat the whole leaf?
  • @chris57775
    Thanks for the informative video, I was excited to find your channel after watching Alone. I really appreciate your love for the land and how open you are both on the show and this channel. I’m so impressed with your skill set and it inspires me to learn to live more self sufficiently. I’ve only recently (past couple years) become interested in this type of stuff and it often feels overwhelming.
  • @whatsboredom9133
    it helps to see you eat it and show how it's done. this entire time i was sure i was going to eat the wrong thing and end up in the ER lol thank you
  • @ajduker
    I'm going to be looking up the range of milk thistle now... Thanks!
  • @Nini51963
    Thank you for sharing I have this plant in my yard I’m trying to learn how to use the plants I have growing .
  • @luislua8971
    Great information thank you 🤙🏼🤙🏼
  • @mattmarzula
    The last time I did milk thistle I juiced the stems. Definitely felt cleansed. More so than celery juice.
  • Wow, that's the biggest patch I've ever seen , looks like a hugulculture mound? Here in CT I found just one plant that had the white stripes but the leaves were narrow . Mostly it's Bull thistle here, which I still love . I have one growing in my living room by a big window. I just use it for tea, but you can eat the wee ones in early spring , the thorns will actually melt in the boil. The one lone (alleged) Milk thistle plant I found, I assume was some sort of subspecies of "real" Milk Thistle. The seed may have come along with whatever they had planted that year at that farm. Fantastic lesson, blew me away , thanks!
  • @crisz3845
    Thank you for the vid! Was looking at milk thistle to help lower liver enzymes. Wonderful timing ☺️
  • @Nourddin11_
    Thanks for the information! I'm from iraq, my dad own a farm in which he grows wheat.. We have a problem of Milk thistle "invasion" and I was just looking up the internet for any use of these plants.. Thanks again.
  • @David-st8te
    Thanks for this information. Can I use the leave and drink? How do I use the seeds… How do I use the your purple flower? ❤. Thanks
  • @atticus-mann
    So erudite and expertly enunciated so as to be as pithy as possible. Such an excellent speaker and teacher.