Natural support for healthy liver function

• Supports the body's natural elimination of toxins
• Enhances healthy hepatic function
• Provides liver-protective support

Patient One Milk Thistle vegetarian capsules supply 250 mg of milk thistle extract, standardized to contain a minimum of 80% of the flavonoid silymarin.

A common herb native to the Mediterranean, milk thistle has been broadly used for its nutritional support of liver function for two centuries. Seeds of the dried milk thistle flower are rich in silymarin, a bioflavonoid complex of silybin, silydianin, and silychristin. Silymarin is responsible for milk thistle’s powerful protective and regenerative activities in the liver.

The liver is the body’s detoxifying organ, disabling toxins such as ethanol, environmental poisons, pesticides, and certain pharmaceuticals. When damaged or diseased, the liver’s ability to eliminate toxins and perform its numerous other functions may be severely impaired. This highly active botanical has been shown to support and enhance normal, healthy liver function.

Silymarin protects the liver from free radical damage, supports glutathione concentrations and promotes superoxide dismutase activity. Milk thistle extract also stimulates protein synthesis in hepatic cells.

Studies showed that milk thistle improved control of blood sugar in people with diabetes with and without liver disease. Research also suggests that silymarin improves blood and urine markers associated with diabetic kidney disease. In unhealthy liver conditions caused by viruses or alcohol, several studies reported improvements in liver tests with use of milk thistle. A number of studies in Europe suggest benefits of oral milk thistle for cirrhosis.