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Botanical Name￡oSilybum marianum, Carduus marianus
Common Names￡oHoly thistle, Marythistle, St.Mary's thistle, Marian thistle.
Parts Used and Where Grown￡oMilk thistle is commonly found growing wild in a variety of settings, including roadsides. The dried fruit are used to produce modern herbal extracts.
Traditional Use￡oThe dried fruit of milk thistle contains a flavonoid complex known as silymarin. This constituent is responsible for the medical benefits of the plant. Silymarin is made up of three parts: silibinin, silidianin, and silicristin. Silibin is the most active and is largely responsible for the benefits attributed to silymarin. milk thistle extract may protect the cells of the liver by blocking the entrance of harmful toxins and helping remove these toxins from the liver cells. As with other bioflavonoids, silymarin is a powerful antioxidant. Silymarin has also been shown to regenerate injured liver cells. Recent studies have shown that silymarin has the ability to block fibrosis, a process that contributes to the eventual development of cirrhosis in people with inflammatory liver conditions secondary to diseases such as alcohol abuse or hepatitis. Milk thistle extract is most commonly recommended to counteract the harmful actions of alcohol on the liver. Double-blind trials indicate that it helps the liver return to a healthy state once a oerson stops drinkingl. Some trials suggest it may improve quality of life and even life expectancy in people with liver cirrhosis. However, another trial found no effect in cirrhosis patients. Milk thistle alters bile makeup, thereby potentially reducing risk of gallstones?￡
Assay Data￡oSilymarin 70.0% min. by HPLC DAB2001/INA
Silybin 30.0% min. by HPLC DAB2001/INA
Certificates￡oHalal, Kosher, non-GMO, non-Irradiation