Comments on: The Man who Tried to Eat Canada Thistle

By: Randy Fritz

Randy Fritz — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:32:00 +0000

Hi Ross. I agree – its almost like drinking wheat grass. I think I basically ate my thistle TOO STRONG or too much. With wheat grass you quickly drink one or two ounces. I was drinking 16 ounces of the thistle. Thanks

By: Randy Fritz

Randy Fritz — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:23:37 +0000

Thanks Janice. I will try that!

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:50:11 +0000

Spear Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Take care here because the flowering heads are the bit you want to pick! Take a purple flowering head, pull it open carefully removing all the downy material. At the base right down in the middle is the fleshy part that you can eat, it’s a bit like the principle of the globe artichoke, you can eat it raw or steam it gently, though nutritionally it is probably superior raw.

By: Ross

Ross — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:26:50 +0000

Hi, I juice my thistles and find the juice about on par with wheat grass juice taste wise. The yield is better. My body LOVES the juice!!

By: Gwen

Gwen — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:45:43 +0000

I too am very curious about this. I have been weeding these out of my garden perpetually all spring and early summer. I found a website that states to cook them first:

http://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com/weedsinfo/Cirsium_arvense.htm

I haven’t tried it yet, but I may soon.

Gwen

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:13:18 +0000

Thanks Annie for the input!

By: Annie Sylvan

Annie Sylvan — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:07:35 +0000

Randy
I have read many references to Milk Thistle preparations like tablets and capsules in health publications, but not Canada Thistle. Could be that there is a big difference.
Good for you for experimenting! Sorry to hear of the results :~)
Annie