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Milk Thistle (Silymarin 100mg)

Milk thistle seeds contain a powerful mixture of antioxident bioflavonoids known a silymarin, of which the most active ingredient is the flavonolignan, silibinin.

Milk Thistle has been used in Europe as a remedy for liver problems for thousands of years. Its use was recorded in the first century (AD 23-79), noting that the plant was excellent for protecting the liver.

Milk thistle nutritionally supports the liver's ability to maintain normal liver function. It has shown positive effects in treating nearly every known form of liver disease, including cirrhosis, hepatitis, necroses, and liver damage due to drug and alcohol abuse. Milk thistle works due to its ability to inhibit the factors responsible for liver damage, coupled with the fact it stimulates production of new liver cells to replace old damaged ones.

Milk thistle has been proven to protect the liver from damage. The detrimental effects of environmental toxins, alcohol, drugs and chemotherapy may be countered with this valuable herb. The active chemical component in the herb is silybin, which functions as an antioxidant and is one of the most potent liver protective agents known. Clinical trials have proven silybin to be effective in treating chronic liver diseases and in protecting the liver from toxic chemicals. An injection of silybin is a proven antidote for poisoning with the Deathcap mushroom (Amanita phalloides).

Silybin is a part of the chemical structure of the flavoligan silymarine. Milk thistle's hepatoprotective effects may be explained by its function of altering the liver cell membrane structure, blocking the absorption of toxins into the cells. Hepatoprotection by silymarin can also be attributed to its ability to increase the intracellular concentration of glutathione, a substance required for detoxicating reactions in liver cells. Milk thistle is also an antioxidant that is more potent than vitamins C and E.

Suggested dose: 70 - 200 mg silymarin (standardisd to at least 70% silymarin), three times a day, preferably between meals. It is best to start with a low dose and slowly increase. Liver function should start to show an improvement within five days.

Alternative Medicines Milk thistle tablets contain 125mg of a 40:1 extract, standardised at 80% silymarin, giving 100mg of silymarin per tablet. This is equivalent to 5 grammes of Milk thistle herb

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