Semester 3, Week 15, Day 7

The last day of the semester!  Tomorrow starts my 2 weeks off. I got nothing done yesterday that I wanted to.   It was a strange day.  I do consider it a good day, though.  The kids behaved really well while we were out. My daughter fell asleep in the truck and went back to sleep in HER bed when I got her back in the house and my son didn't try to wake her up.  No, they were not overtaken by a doppleganger!  LOL  They are coloring right now which means they will begin eating the crayons soon or coloring on the walls and windows.  Well, I was half-right.  There are now little bits of pink crayon all over my living room floor.  I guess vacuuming is also on the list to do today.

On to the constituents of Blessed Thistle!  Two of these I have talked about before but Petersen added to it so I added them in. 

Cnicin (sesquiterpene lactone glycosides) is antimicrobial (Petersen 2018, p. 169).

Lignans tend to have antibacterial, antifungal, antimicrobial, anticancer, anti-viral, and antifeedant properties (Hoffman, 2003, p. 112-4, 143, 175; Petersen 2018, p. 169).

Polyacetylenes (Sesquiterpese lactone glycosides) are alcohol-solvent between 40-60% (Ganora, 2009, p. 44, 64, 85, 97, 98). Petersen adds they are anti-microbial (p. 169).

Absinthin, also seen as absinthiin, is a bitter principle and the main one in wormwood (Hoffman, 2003, p. 70).

Constituents: Triterpenoids (alpha-amyrenone, alpha-amyrin acetate, alpha amyrine, multiflorenol acetate), lignans (trachelogenin, arctigenin, nortracheloside), polyenes, and essential oils (para-cymene, fenchon, citral, cinnamaldehyde)

Have a great day!