Milk Thistle Products

Taking herbs in a Tincture or Fluid extract preparation is simple and easy. The tincture can be measured out in a small ml measuring cup, medicine cup or spoon, and the tincture can be taken directly.

However some people do find the bitter tincture taste to be too strong, so it may be a good idea to dilute the drops in water or fruit juice. For children, the elderly, those with a sensitive constitution or those avoiding alcohol, the alcohol can be evaporated from the tincture. This can be done by putting the drops in boiling water and leaving for 10 minutes to evaporate. For full instructions go to our How to take Herbal Tincture page.

Milk Thistle Tincture can be added to water or fruit juice.

Serving:

Milk Thistle Tincture:
Traditionally Taken: 1-2ml up to 3 times per day.
or as directed by a Herbal practitioner.

20 drops from the glass dropper equals approximately 1ml.

• Produced to GMP standards.
• Quality Assured by Indigo Herbs.
• Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
• 100% pure botanical ingredients, absolutely nothing added.
• Packaged in a pharmacoepial grade brown glass bottle with dropper.

 Manufacture Process

Indigo herbs Milk Thistle Seed Tincture comes from plants grown to optimum maturity. At the end of summer when the seed is beginning to harden and loosen from the flower head, the seeds are plucked from the dying plant to be processed. After selection and cleaning the seed is left to harden off before it is prepared to undergo a process of cold percolation in order to extract the active constituents into tincture form. The cold percolation method employs a gradient circulation of the solution which keeps the plant ingredients in perpetual contact with the blend. This technique is faster and more efficient than maceration and ensures there is less waste of precious plant materials. This premium quality product is 100% pure botanical ingredients, completely free of synthetic ingredients with absolutely nothing added. It is manufactured to GMP standards and Quality Assured by Indigo Herbs.

Silybum marianum, Alcohol, Water

Has been known to cause an allergic reaction (proceed with care), A laxative effect has also been recorded.

Using Herbal and Superfood powders on a daily basis is simple, easy and can be really delicious. The simplest way is to rehydrate the powder in a little filtered water to make a shot, this can easily be prepared once, twice or three times per day if you are taking the herbs therapeutically. However sometimes the herbs can be bitter so the botanical powders can be added to a superfood smoothie instead of just water. The smoothie can be made with a base of nut milk, seed milk or non-dairy milk such as rice milk. Alternatively the main body of the smoothie can be created with fruit or vegetable juices. 

Additional superfood and herb powders can be added to fortify the smoothie with extra beneficial properties. The powders are largely dissolvable and can be scooped in and then blended, shaken or stirred until fully mixed with the liquid. Any true Superfood smoothie disciple would advise that the list of possibilities is endless with the goal to feel great and potentially replace a meal with this glass of super goodness. For full instructions go to our How to take Herbal Powders page.

Another option is to use a Capsule Machine that can be bought from the Indigo Herbs website. Filling capsules with your favourite herb has never been easier when you buy a Capsule machine. You can then be sure that the capsules you are taking are 100% pure ingredients without fillers added by some companies.

This herbal powder can be re-hydrated in water or fruit juice, it can be encapsulated or added to a herbal powder blend. Please consult the Herbal Materia Medica or Medical Herbalist for this botanical ingredients uses.

Serving:

This powder can be taken up to 3 times a day. The suggested dose is ½g. This can be increased up to 2g. The powder can be rehydrated in water or fruit juice. Do not exceed the recommended serving.

• Produced to GMP standards.
• Quality Assured by Indigo Herbs.
• Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
• Re-sealable air tight, foil pouch.
• 100% pure botanical ingredients, absolutely nothing added.

Manufacture Process

At Indigo Herbs we take quality seriously, so the most important factor we consider when supplying a good herbal extract is the quality of herbs used to make the extract, and the highly skilled extraction techniques used. As well as the pure herbal powders, we also supply both Herbal Powder Extracts and Standardized Herbal Extracts.

Standardized extracts have a standard amount of a specific phytochemical and this content is denoted by a percentage. So for example 1g of Milk Thistle 80% Powder Extract (80% Silymarin) contains 800mg of Silymarin, as Silymarin is thought to be the active phyto-chemical in this plant. A Standardized Extract is processed in order to ensure the active phytochemical always occurs in the exact same standardized ratio, which is not the naturally occurring ratio in the crude herb and quite often its "inert" constituents are removed or reduced. Standardized extracts are often extracted with acetone, benzene, methyl alcohol, butyl alcohol, carbon tetrachloride, and other synthetic chemicals that, are removed from the finished product.

80% Silymarin Extract Silybum marianum Seed Powder

Can cause an allergic reaction. Occasionally people report a laxative upset stomach.

Using Herbal and Superfood powders on a daily basis is simple, easy and can be really delicious. The simplest way is to rehydrate the powder in a little filtered water to make a shot, this can easily be prepared once, twice or three times per day if you are taking the herbs therapeutically. However sometimes the herbs can be bitter so the botanical powders can be added to a superfood smoothie instead of just water. The smoothie can be made with a base of nut milk, seed milk or non-dairy milk such as rice milk. Alternatively the main body of the smoothie can be created with fruit or vegetable juices. 

Additional superfood and herb powders can be added to fortify the smoothie with extra beneficial properties. The powders are largely dissolvable and can be scooped in and then blended, shaken or stirred until fully mixed with the liquid. Any true Superfood smoothie disciple would advise that the list of possibilities is endless with the goal to feel great and potentially replace a meal with this glass of super goodness. For full instructions go to our How to take Herbal Powders page.

Another option is to use a Capsule Machine that can be bought from the Indigo Herbs website. Filling capsules with your favourite herb has never been easier when you buy a Capsule machine. You can then be sure that the capsules you are taking are 100% pure ingredients without fillers added by some companies.

Milk Thistle Seed Powder can be added to boiling water before use. Do not exceed recommended serving to reduce the risk of symptoms of detoxification.

Serving:

1-3 grams of Milk Thistle Seed Powder up to 3 times per day

• Produced to GMP standards.
• Quality Assured by Indigo Herbs.
• Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
• Re-sealable air tight, foil pouch.
• 100% pure botanical ingredients, absolutely nothing added.

Manufacture Process

Indigo herbs Milk Thistle Seed Powder comes from plants grown to optimum maturity. At the end of summer when the seed is beginning to harden and loosen from the flower head, the seeds are plucked from the dying plant to be processed. After selection and cleaning the seed is left to harden off before it is milled into a fine powder. All the Milk Thistle plants that are used are farmed for this specific use of being harvested for seed. There are no chemical pesticides used at any point during the periods of growth to ensure that only the highest quality Milk Thistle Seed Powder is produced.

100% Pure Silybum marianum Seed Powder

Has been known to cause an allergic reaction (proceed with care), A laxative effect has also been recorded.

Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) (seeds) 1 gram, Other ingredients: Rice flour, gelatin, magnesium stearate, silica.

Each capsule provides: Raw Milk Thistle Herb/Seed Powder (Silybum marianum) 350mg, Vegetable Capsule Shell: hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, Milk Thistle Seed Powdered Extract (total flavonoids including silymarin 80%) 100mg, Bulking Agent: hydroxypropyl cellulose, Anti-caking Agent: vegetable magnesium stearate.