Silymarin, derived from the milk thistle plant, Silybum marianum, has been used for centuries as a natural remedy for diseases of the liver and biliary tract. As interest in alternative therapy has emerged in the United States, gastroenterologists have encountered increasing numbers of patients ...
For over 2,000 years, milk thistle has been used as a natural treatment forliver disorders. The plant is known in scientific circles as the Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner (syn. Cardous marianus),but it is more commonly known as “milk thistle,”“St. Mary Thistle,”“Holy Thistle” an...
Problems in study design (such as small numbers of participants, variations in the causes of liver disease, and differences in dosing and duration of milk thistle therapy) made it difficult to draw any definitive conclusions. However, five of seven studies evaluating milk thistle for alcoholic live...
Uses of milk thistle: For prevention and therapy of liver diseases liver cirrhosis chronic liver inflammatory conditions viral hepatitis fatty degeneration of the liver For liver intoxications caused by, for example: alcohol toxic herbicides Amanita mushroom toxins (especially phalloidin and α-amanitin) ...
The prickly milk thistle (Silybum marianum) has been used for 2,000 years as an herbal remedy for a variety of ailments, particularly liver, kidney and gall bladder problems.A native to the Mediterranean region, and commonly used as both food and medicine, it is now found throughout the ...
Milk thistle, also known as silymarin, has been used for hundreds of years as an herbal remedy for liver problems. What is it? And can it really help your liver?
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Milk thistle has been used by traditional healers around the world for more than 2,000 years to support liver, and gallbladder health. More recently, scientists have started documenting the herb’s incredible health benefits.What Is Milk Thistle?
Also known by its scientific name, Silybum marianum, milk thistle is an herbal plant that has been used as a supplement for centuries to support liver function. The first use of the plant dates back to the first century where the Greek physician Dioscorides believed the plant contained ...
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