About Blessed Thistle
A bitter herb (Cnicus benedictus) traditionally used as a digestive bitter and galactagogue (often with fenugreek for milk supply). Evidence is traditional; controlled human trials are essentially absent.
What Blessed Thistle supports
- Traditional digestive bitter and galactagogue
How much Blessed Thistle to take
The RDA prevents deficiency. The effective range is what clinical trials used to actually move the outcome.
Effective
500–2000
mg
Traditional bitter/galactagogue use; amounts vary widely.
Clinical evidence
Limited clinical evidence. Traditional use only; no meaningful clinical evidence
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