This unique dietary product is ground milk thistle seeds. Folk healers love milk thistle for its absolute harmlessness, which makes it favorably different from other plants.
Vitamin composition
Milk thistle seed flour contains a rich complex of biologically active substances: flavonoids, fatty acids, caratinoids, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc. The fiber contained in flour has a cleansing effect — getting into the gastrointestinal tract, it absorbs everything that has accumulated over many years in the body.
Chemical composition
Nutrient | Quantity | Norm for an adult |
Calories | 267 kcal | 1684 kcal |
Vitamin B2 | 0,5 mg | 1,8 mg |
Vitamin B1 | 0,24 mg | 1,5 mg |
P | 966 mg | 800 mg |
Fe | 17 mg | 18 mg |
Zn | 2,57 mg | 12 mg |
К | 954 mg | 2000 mg |
Mg | 355 mg | 700 mg |
Ca | 1125 mg | 1000 mg |
Application and use of milk thistle flour
The product has the following medicinal properties:
- Normalizes liver function;
- Protects liver cells from free radicals;
- Widely used in acute and chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis of the stomach
- Prevents the formation of cancer cells;
- It has an anti-inflammatory effect;
- It has choleretic properties;
- Reduces intoxication of the body;
- It has an anti-ulcer effect and promotes the healing of ulcers;
- Strengthens the heart muscle and blood vessels, increases their elasticity and permeability;
- Normalizes the balance of hormones.
Recipe for making milk thistle flour muffins
Ingredients:
- 200 g milk thistle flour
- 30 g of sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 egg
- Vanillin
- 6 tbsp grape seed oil
Preparation:
Mix flour with sugar, salt and baking powder. Then whisk the egg white, add butter, milk, vanilla and combine the resulting mixture with flour. Pour in the yolk and knead the dough. Next, grease silicone baking pans with oil, put the dough on 2/3 and send it to the oven for 35 minutes at 180C. Enjoy your meal!
Method of application
Milk thistle flour is indicated for people with diabetes. The product helps to stabilize fat metabolism, helps to reduce the level of sugar and cholesterol in the blood. Flour helps to stimulate all processes in the body, improve metabolism, and it also has a mild laxative effect.
Contraindications
Due to the ability to provoke the movement of stones and possible blockage of the ducts, milk thistle flour is not recommended for people with gallstones. Also, flour is contraindicated for shortness of breath, individual tolerance and pregnant women.