Names: Cnicus benedictus, holy thistle, Saint Benedict Thistle, bitter thistle, Our Lady's Milk Thistle
Form: Dried, cut & sifted
Traditional Uses: protection, purification, uncrossing, banishment, clarity,
Medicinal Uses: digestive tonic, appetite stimulant, mildly diuretic, used for malaria & "plague," anti-viral, anti-bacterial, promotes secretion of saliva & gastric fluids
Origin: United States & Europe
Energetics: Bitter, cooling, aromatic
Planet: Mars
Element: Fire
Zodiac: Aries
Expression: "Masculine"