Blessed - Holy Thistle | Wildcrafted & Shade-Dried

The thorny leaves of Cnicus benedictus, known as 'cardo santo' or 'blessed thistle,' have journeyed from Mediterranean monasteries to Honduras' highland gardens as a plant of sacred herbalism. Wild-harvested from naturalized stands, these leaves carry centuries of European and adapted Central American knowledge about bitter tonics and traditional wellness. Revered for their protective spines and time-honored digestive applications, they are shade-dried to preserve their sesquiterpene lactone content. Offered chopped, free from pesticides or monastery garden romanticism that obscures botanical reality.