Thistle Flower Uses. If using the petioles then cut and strip all the spines off before peeling the outer fibrous layer from the stalk. Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins mostly in the family Asteraceae.
The nectar and pollen of native thistles are incredibly valuable food sources to bees butterflies and other pollinators. Most species are considered weeds typically by agricultural interests. 12032019 Traditional used and benefits of Sow thistle The plant is emenagogue and hepatic.
And yet in medicine Thistles are far from useless.
22022020 Stems the immature flowers can be used to make sun tea. Photograph by Karelj via Wikimedia. They are wet and though not spectacularly tasty they are wet. Milk Thistle Medicinal Uses With its spiny leaves and bristly flowers milk thistle defiantly defends itself against predators looking for an easy meal.