Benefits of Milk Thistle Extract

Nowadays milk thistle is very popular as one of the most potent herbal detoxifiers and menopause remedies. This is a perfect supplement for anyone concerned about blood sugar, chemical allergies, liver health, pollution or cancer.

Milk thistle is extracted from the seeds of Silybum marianum (a thistle topped prickly purplish flower containing seeds).

Milk Thistle Therapy

There are many experimental and clinical studies that say that milk thistle is an effective therapy for a variety of liver diseases, including fatty liver, acute and chronic hepatitis, advanced cirrhosis and damage from drugs and exposure to toxic chemicals.

In 1981, a German researcher, Dr G. Vogel of the University of Munich conducted a study of 49 patients throughout Europe, who had been poisoned by a deadly mushroom, amanita mushroom, also called the death cap. All of them were given injections of milk thistle’s active chemicals daily in addition to their regular treatments. And the results ranged from amazing to spectacular. Ordinarily the death rate from these mushrooms would be 30-40%, but the milk thistle reduced the death rate to zero!

During the menopause, the liver is overtaxed. It  tries to cope with surges of hormones and trying to adapt to the transition that the body is going through. This is the reason why so many women become oversensitive to chemicals and food. So it is important to reduce the toxic overload by trying to eat sensibly. You should include lots of veggies and organic in your diet. But it’s also a great idea to supplement with milk thistle to help the liver even more.

Milk Thistle Dosage

As a rule, a general recommended dose is 420mg in 3 divided doses during the day, of silymarin (a standardised capsule or tablet of milk thistle would generally contain 70% silymarin) as a therapeutic dose. And 280mg of silymarin taken daily will help prevent liver dysfunction and damage.

Milk thistle is very safe to use. Mild side effects such as an upset stomach were noticed in less than 1% of users.
High quality milk thistle is very rapidly absorbed. Improvements (measured by liver function tests) can be noticed in 5-8 days of taking milk thistle.

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