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Milk thistle

Botanicals / Herbs

Botanical Name or Chemical Name: Carduus marianusSilybum marianum

Oral Uses

  • Alcoholic hepatitis RatingRatingRatingRatingRating

    Milk thistle is a liver cleanser; improves liver function; reduces liver damage; protects and regenerates the liver. Take standardized milk thistle extract daily, containing 400-600 mg of silymarin, in divided doses, for many months.

  • Biliary cirrhosis RatingRatingRatingRatingRating

    Milk thistle protects and regenerates the liver; it is a liver cleanser; improves liver function. Take standardized milk thistle extract daily, containing 400-600 mg of silymarin, in divided doses, for many months.

  • Cirrhosis RatingRatingRatingRatingRating

    Milk thistle protects and regenerates the liver; it is a liver cleanser; improves liver function. Take standardized milk thistle extract daily, containing 600-900 mg of silymarin, in divided doses, for many months.

  • General hepatitis RatingRatingRatingRatingRating

    Milk thistle is a liver cleanser; improves liver function; reduces liver damage; protects and regenerates the liver. Take standardized milk thistle extract daily, containing 400-600 mg of silymarin, in divided doses, for many months.

  • Hepatic encephalopathy RatingRatingRatingRatingRating

    Milk thistle protects and regenerates the liver; it is a liver cleanser; improves liver function. Take standardized milk thistle extract daily, containing 400-600 mg of silymarin, in divided doses, for many months.

  • Hepatitis A RatingRatingRatingRatingRating

    Milk thistle is a liver cleanser; improves liver function; reduces liver damage; protects and regenerates the liver. Take standardized milk thistle extract daily, containing 400-600 mg of silymarin, in divided doses, for many months.

  • Hepatitis B RatingRatingRatingRatingRating

    Milk thistle is a liver cleanser; improves liver function; reduces liver damage; protects and regenerates the liver. Take standardized milk thistle extract daily, containing 600-800 mg of silymarin, in divided doses, for many months.

Oral Actions

  • Action - Hepatic RatingRatingRatingRatingRating

    Milk thistle is a hepatic; improves liver function. Take standardized milk thistle extract daily, containing 400-600 mg of silymarin, in divided doses, for many months.

  • Action - Antilithic (gallstones) RatingRatingRating

    Milk thistle is an antilithic for gallstones; helps expel gallstones; may dissolve gallstones; reduces risk of gallstone formation. Take standardized milk thistle extract daily, containing 400-600 mg of silymarin, in divided doses, for many months.

  • Action - Antioxidant RatingRatingRating

    Milk thistle is an antioxidant; neutralizes free radicals. Take standardized milk thistle extract daily, containing 400-600 mg of silymarin, in divided doses, for many months.

  • Action - Aperient RatingRatingRating

    Milk thistle is an aperient; softens stools. Take standardized milk thistle extract daily, containing 400-600 mg of silymarin, in divided doses, for many months.

  • Action - Cholagogue RatingRatingRating

    Milk thistle is a cholagogue; stimulates gallbladder; stimulates bile flow. Take standardized milk thistle extract daily, containing 400-600 mg of silymarin, in divided doses, for many months.

  • Action - Choleretic RatingRatingRating

    Milk thistle is a choleretic; stimulates bile production. Take standardized milk thistle extract daily, containing 400-600 mg of silymarin, in divided doses, for many months.

  • Action - Depurative RatingRatingRating

    Milk thistle is a depurative; it is a blood cleanser. Take standardized milk thistle extract daily, containing 400-600 mg of silymarin, in divided doses, for many months.

Topical Uses

  • Aging skin RatingRatingRating

    Milk thistle reduces skin aging. Apply a topical preparation containing milk thistle 2-3 times daily, for many months, as suggested on the label.

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