Blessed Thistle, Cut & Sifted (Carbenia benedicta) - Dried Herb, Organic papaya leaf and yellow flowers at the

and yellow flowers at the tips

It was prepared as a decoction

but Dragon Well was not well-known until the early 1700s

Add a few drops together with Sweet Orange and Grapefruit into a diffuser

where it has been used in Chai and the spice blend called Garam Masala

Blessed Thistle, Cut & Sifted (Carbenia benedicta) - Dried Herb, Organic papaya leaf and yellow flowers at theBlessed Thistle is also known as Holy Thistle, St. Benedict Thistle, Cardin and spotted Thistle. This herbaceous annual has been cultivated for centuries as a medicinal herb. It is a member of the Asteracea, or daisy, family. The bitter tasting, prickly thistles are considered "noxious weeds" when they take root and grow abundantly in open fields and meadows. First used in Ayurvedic medicine, Blessed Thistle eventually made its way to Europe. By the