Milk Thistle

Nationalnutrition109 Apr, 2024Health

Milk Thistle As An Antioxidant Milk Thistle, (Silybum marianum - or Carduus marianus) is a liver-supporting plant that should be a part of everyone's medicinal cabinet. The important active ingredients in milk thistle are silymarin, a group of plant compounds called flavonolignans, (including silibinin, isosilibinin, silychristin, silidianin, and others), which are thought to be responsible for many of milk thistle’s therapeutic effects, including optimizing liver function, protecting and repairing liver cells, maximizing liver detoxification, stimulating cell growth and reducing inflammation (in the liver).