Silymarin Benefits

• Uses:How is Silymarin Used

  Milk thistle originally is from Europe, but now it also is grown in the United States. Milk thistle's scientific name is Silybum marianum. The milk thistle ingredient that experts believe is responsible for milk thistle's medicinal qualities is called silymarin. Silymarin is found in the fruits... [read more]
  
  
  

• how it works

  Milk thistle provides hepatocellular protection by stabilizing hepatic cell membranes. It alter the structure of the outer cell membrane of the hepatocytes in such a way as to prevent the penetration of the liver toxins into interior of the cell. The stimulation effect on nucleolar polymerase ...[read more]
  
  
  

• Diseases

  • Liver Disease

    Silymarin provided protection against the toxic effects of long-term treatment with psychotropic drugs (used in mental illness) in a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled clinical study of 60 people. Before the study began, all of the participants had been taking the psychotropic drugs phenothiazine or butyrophenone, or both, for at least 5 years. Subjects were divided into four groups for the 3-month... [read more]
    
    
    

  • Kidneys

    Silybin has also been tested in animals for its ability to protect the kidney from damage due to drugs such as the chemotherapeutic agent cisplatin. Results of this research were promising and should be... [read more]
    
    
    

  • Acne

    Milk Thistle is also a Demulcent, meaning that it soothes and moistens the mucus membranes, kidney and bladder irritations and inflammations...[read more]
    
    
    

  • Role of Silymarin in Diabetes

    Improved Liver function leads to improved Diabetes Control
    The liver is the first and most important tissue involved with insulin utilization. In secondary diabetes due to liver damage, insulin resistance in particularly pronounced. The reduction in lipid per oxidation produced by silymarin can lead to improved metabolic ...[read more]
    
    
    

  • What does Silymarin have to do with HIV

    The seeds of the milk thistle plant are commonly used to protect the liver from damage caused by hepatitis viruses as well as alcohol and other substances. Compounds found in milk thistle -- sylibin, sylimarin -- act as antioxidants and also stimulate the repair of the liver. But now...[read more]
    
    
    

  • Others

    silymarin may inhibit hepatic synthesis of cholesterol and reduce blood lipids, as shown in vitro, animal studies, and human trials. Milk Thistle and Gall Bladder Disease...[read more]