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Hello,
Good news - herb logistics look pretty much sorted having found blessed thistle finally. However, it comes in bulk form, as a dried herb rather than capsules - so what would be the correct dosage? A teaspoon, three times a day at mealtimes together with the fenugreek?
Thanks for your guidance.
BTW, had my first bowl of oatmeal in about two decades this morning and actually quite liked it. Cooked it with a little cardamom and a single clove (thanks for the tip LD - it works!) and mixed with fresh papaya and chopped almonds. Think grated coconut should work nicely as well. I'll do some more experiments.
Chris from Brazil
mom to Emma, born June 15th, 2004
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Hi Chris:
Wow! I like your recipe. I think I'll try that although I'm pretty sure we don't have as good of papayas here in California as you do in Brazil.
Glad to see you found the thistle. Was it online? I don't know about the dried leaves dosage. I still have yet to research buying the herbs in bulk.
Enjoy your oats!
LD
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The blessed thistle is extremely bitter. I am not sure how you can take it. Is it the dried herb or the powder? IF its a powder you can put it in empty gelatin capsules. If its not powder.. You can order powder on the net and get it pretty fast. http://www.herbalcom.com
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Hi Ladies,
Herb dosages are not really all that straight forward. We're fairly sure that taking 3 capsules each of fenugreek and blessed thistle seem to do the trick. I found the blessed thistle was making me VERY hungry and so I cut back to one capsule 3 times per day of the blessed thistle while maintaining the fenugreek at 3 capsules 3 times per day.
When dealing with herbs in bulk form, it's better to be safe than sorry. Probably a teaspoon 3 times per day is sufficient. But like Nona said..blessed thistle is pretty yucky. You might want to mix it with Splenda or something.
Or better yet, Nona found a "capsule" machine. She buys the gelatin capsules and fills them herself. Saves lots of $$$.
Nona, where did you find that capsulator? And the capsules?
Fondly,
Lenore Goldfarb, Ph.D.,CCC,IBCLC
Wife to Rob, Mom to Adam aged 13, and Ethan aged 9, both born via GS and breastfed via Regular Newman-Goldfarb Protocol.
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Yes, I am also interested in the capsulator? I'm a do-it-yourself-er and even grow my own fenugreek. Although I will not be using my garden herb for this because I can't calibrate the strength. Better to use the commercial growers for that.
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They have both the capsules and the capulaters and tappers at http://www.herbalcom.com. Click on products .. go to capsules. .they are in the middle of the page. Don't forget to get tapper to. .It taps down the herb so you can add more..
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Ladies,
Again thank you so much - I am afraid I don't even know what form the stuff will come in. My mother ordered it for me through a pharmacy in Germany. I guess I'll have to experiment!
Love,
Chris
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Hello again,
Have started taking the herbs now, both in bulk form, the fenugreek as a seed and the blessed thistle as a dried herb.
Am taking a teaspoon each three times a day with meals and it is going well so far. Indeed the blessed thistle is not the tastiest thing on earth, but if you wash it down quickly with a lot of water it really is not a problem to take it this way.
Capsules are probably more convenient, especially if you are out a lot, but taking the herbs this way is definitely feasible as far as I can say.
Love,
Chris
mom to Emma, born June 15th, 2004
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