29/01/2026
(THIS POST IS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, NOT MEDICAL ADVICE)
When our daughter was just 4 years old, she was diagnosed with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). For years, she rested, ate carefully, took various vitamins. She would recover each time, return to school, carry on life, and then be knocked down again. Every years for until she was 11 years old, she would come down with EBV, missing out on a minimum of 6 weeks if school. Interestingly enough, she was our daughter who loved school and was desperate not to muss a minute, let alone a day! When she was in Grade 4, she fell ill once again. I happened to be in the vicinity of a pharmacy who specialised in both allopathic and natural treatments. I popped in to collect a script. One if the pharmacists chatted to me, asking what was going on. I explained about the pattern that seemed to be setting in. Her response was “have you tried Milk Thistle?”. She had one bottle of tincture in stock and agreed to deliver further bottles soon. Well, the results weren’t immediate. Let’s face it, natural remedies need to build up a balance in our body. I started noticing a difference in her energy levels after about a week. The glandular swelling dissipated, and the colour began returning to her cheeks. We used three bottles in all, and we never looked back. She never missed another day of school. And is still (25 years later), a healthy, energetic person. EBV tends to lie dormant in the liver and appears when stress levels are high. Milk Thistle aids detoxification of the liver.
Milk Thistle can be used as a tea, by infusing the seeds in hot water historically the leaves were added to a salad.
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