Melissa Flagg COA OSC from Rural Central Florida on May 19, 2012: I have a ton of thistle and feverfew growing in my backyard, and I was wondering if it happened to be the wonderfully useful milk thistle. 1990, Reg. "Milk thistle has been reported to have protective effects on the liver and to greatly improve its function. I learned a lot here. Rather, it should be a springboard for further research. Seems I'm always prowling this property and everywhere else with my camera to document all I see. Elissa Joyce from US on November 14, 2011. I didn't know that hemlock grew in California! Excellent photos and explanations. It is also known as tumbleweed or windwitch. Rose Clearfield from Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 19, 2012: Great job with this hub! Beautiful as it is, don't let it remain in your yard if you have children around who might accidentally pick or eat it. top. They say that you can cook and eat the base of the flower as you would eat the heart of an artichoke, but most people say it's not worth the effort for the size of the treat. Share on Pinterest. Liver damage might occur in horses if they consume poisonous plants like ragwort or red maple trees. Ladybugs love thistles. It is widespread throughout the UK and grows in shallow water in streams, on the banks of rivers, lochs, ponds, canals, marshes, wet woodland and in crevices in waterside masonry. By the time the second set of leaves emerges, you can be sure of it. I think I'm turning into an amateur naturalist. Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae.Prickles can also occur all over the plant – on the stem and on the flat parts of the leaves. Your video showed the 'forest of thistles' and that is amazing...hope you keep them going well...they have been outlawed in Oklahoma because they restrict pastures for cows. It looks like and is in the same plant family as the thorny artichoke, but the artichoke's thorns are not as sharp and cannot do as much damage as those that protect the flower of the milk thistle. Almost anyone who walks in Lawrence Moore Park in Paso Robles or has rural property in Templeton or Paso Robles has seen these two gorgeous weeds and has probably seen them growing side by side. The poison hemlock is the plant with fern-like leaves and delicate white flowers. If you peel it when it is young, it is said to taste like celery. I'd not heard that Monarchs are attracted to milk thistles, but maybe there's something I don't know about that. I love taking all the pictures. I didn't realize until today that the thorns were really just modified leaves. Milk thistle is often sold as an herbal supplement. Don't do it. Thanks for all the wonderful pictures. Milk thistle seems to have few side effects, even when taken for several years. Toxic effects of silymarin have not been noted clinically at a dosage of 1,200 mg/day; however, mild allergies have been reported with dosages greater than 1,500 mg/day. Comfort Babatola from Bonaire, GA, USA on May 19, 2012: Very interesting hub indeed! https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/milk-thistle. First time I'm reading on milk thistles. Globe Thistle. I can always go down to the river if I lose my personal supply and actually wanted to use it. Nancy, Congrats on HOTD! In fact, it has an edible stem. Some people have nausea, diarrhea, itching, and bloating. Though often grown as a houseplant, umbrella tree (Schefflera actinophylla, also called Brassaia arboricola) contains toxins potentially harmful to people and animals.Reactions to the poison are not usually severe, but you should contact a poison control for help if someone eats part of the plant. Reproducing by seed and from buds on widely spreading, creamy white, brittle, underground roots. Hemlock and milk thistle grows wild here also and I have taken some pictures. This suggests milk thistle may be beneficial for those looking to lose weight. Marlene Bertrand from USA on May 19, 2012: This is amazing. Milk thistle has successfully counteracted the poisonous effects of Amanita phalloides entirely when given to animals within the first 10 minutes of poisoning. Steven P Kelly from Tampa, FL on May 19, 2012: Very fun information. Mayo Clinic offers appointments in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota and at Mayo Clinic Health System locations. Milk thistle should not be used in place of medication prescribed for you by your doctor. Click to see full answer Correspondingly, is schefflera poisonous to humans? I just hope I remember what you wrote when I see it in person. There are no regulated manufacturing standards in place for many herbal compounds and some marketed supplements have been found to be contaminated with toxic metals or other drugs. BLM Northwest Regional Noxious Weed Control EIS, Dec 1985 . Yellow Starthistle 65. I do need to learn more about what grows around my environs and you are compelling me to do so as soon as I get back outside to work in the yard~ Good work and thanks for the inspiration on getting to know my surroundings. Purple milk thistle flowers grow among the lovely white poison hemlock flowers with their frilly leaves. Thank you for this hub! This list of plants poisonous to dogs has been organized according to plant type and potential for toxicity. You have captured the entire life-cycle of this plant! Cocklebur can be poisonous if eaten in early spring at its 2-leaf stage. I just collected a bunch of trimmings for an assignment, including these. At the very least, this means no thistle is poisonous. Urmila from Rancho Cucamonga,CA, USA on May 19, 2012: Great Hub! Simone Haruko Smith from San Francisco on November 17, 2011: Whaaaa? It may look dangerous, but it is not poisonous. Like many tasty wild plants, the thistle did not make its way into main stream food channel because of the spines and its two-year growth habit. This is a young patch of milk thistle near the end of January. (In the picture, you will see a single flower bud.) The Weeds Act 1959 covers spear thistle, creeping field thistle, curled dock, broad-leaved dock and ragwort. Lots of beautiful pictures and detailed information. It helps cure liver diseases and fight the toxic effects of different drugs. It resembles wild carrot, but your nose will tell you the difference since it does not smell at all like carrot. Milk thistle is believed to have a hepatoprotective effect, meaning simply that it protects the liver from damage. top. Thank you for your comment. What an enjoyable read! Cyanogenic glycosides. Accessed Oct. 30, 2020. In the process of trying to Id the plants I came across your blog. Hoary Cress 55. Laughed at that, but it is easy to remember. They are much harder to get rid of if you wait for them to bloom. Vespa Woolf from Peru, South America on May 19, 2012: A friend of mine takes milk thistle capsules for her liver, but I'd never thought of finding it in nature. Research on the effects of milk thistle on liver disease, such as cirrhosis and hepatitis C, has shown mixed results. Local blooms are more bell shaped, have seen AZ blooms that are bright raspberry pink. Is "milk thistle," I wonder, related to, the plant we call "milkweed?" Signs of poisoning include subnormal temperature, restlessness, muscular twitching, incoordination, paralysis, and respiratory paralysis. top. Hyphenbird, I've had 15 years to be an amateur naturalist in the area now, and one of my major areas of interest is weeds. Yellow star thistle (Centaurea solstitialis) are toxic to horses, resulting in a condition called “chewing disease” or nigropallidal encephalomalacia. I appreciate it. The key here is moderation. If the dose is given within the first 24 hours, then it becomes possible to keep hepatic damage and death at bay. Yellow Starthistle 65. Several of my friends have joked that one could make create a successful market for an alcoholic product containing milk thistle extract. Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. It's beautiful, but you won't want to let those sticker stab you. Indigestion (dyspepsia). Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. The leaves are still edible if you strip them of spines as are the bottom of the flower buds, though the bud bottoms aren’t much more than a nibble. Great photos!! Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) can look a lot like Italian thistle, especially as a seedling. Thank you for your kind words. It actually has medicinal uses. This content does not have an Arabic version. If you peel it when it is young, it is said to taste like celery. What do you take the mild thistle for? It grows two to five feet tall with . Most often used in sweet applications, it’s a sour vegetable that looks like crimson celery. © 1998-2020 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER). If the dose is given within the first 24 hours, then it becomes possible to keep hepatic damage and death at bay. Facts & Comparisons eAnswers. I have seen milk thistle a few times and never paid it any attention. Contact or ingestion of some species can lead to serious health problems or death. I love the way you took pictures at different dates so you could show the milk thistle plant in various stages of development. I get to pull those, as my husband is allergic to the milky sap--it will give him a horrible rash, and if the flowers are present, make him have a sneezing fit. My weed abatement man told me what it was, since I thought at first it might be Queen Anne's Lace. To protect your animals from poisoning, learn to identify the poisonous plants that grow in your pasture or rangeland. Edible is another matter of course, since being able to eat something doesn't mean we gain food value from it worthy of the effort. kuttingxedge, I thought is was a fun picture. Dalmatian Toadflax 46. IBM Micromedex. Accessed Oct. 30, 2020. Thanks, DzyMsLizzy. But thanks for writing and share with us. slender grooved ... toxic to humans and livestock. Thakns, Kelley. It is not only edible, but good for you—it's just a little hard to disarm. It's very likely that what you saw by the river were indeed these plants. top Accessed Oct. 30, 2020. ruthenicus: 2 vendors have this plant for sale. Milk thistle was found to be safe for consumption by both humans and dogs (2, 3). Great hub! Who would think it is potentially dangerous? Posted on August 29, 2015 by Venturi. 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