(Silybum marianum)
🌱 Milk thistle has been used for over 2000 years to treat liver disorders and to aid nursing mothers increase milk production.
🌱 Its main components include flavonolignans such as silymarin that exert protective effects, attributed to regulation of inflammation, radical scavenging, antioxidant, chelating and anti-apoptotic properties.
🌱 Milk thistle is protective against many toxic agents including mycotoxins, snake venoms and bacterial toxins, and chemical agents such as metals, fluoride, pesticides, cardiotoxic, neurotoxic, hepatotoxic, and nephrotoxic agents.
🌱 In addition to directly protecting the heart, liver, brain and kidneys, milk thistle offer protection against atherosclerosis, diabetes, cirrhosis, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease.
