Milk thistle medicinal uses

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Avatar f tn In Europe, they have sworn by Milk Thistle, convinced that it does have medicinal benefits or at least some benefits for the liver. Otherwise, it's up to you...
1523804 tn?1316560909 Silybin is the main chemical agent in milk thistle responsible for its medicinal effects (about 60% of silymarin). IS THIS AN EDIBLE PLANT: Yes, almost all parts of the plant, including roots, young shoots, the spiny bracts on the flower head, the stems and the leaves can be eaten. CAUTIONS / CONTRAINDICATIONS: Considered toxic to livestock. Avoid using if you are pregnant or breast-feeding.
5599077 tn?1370651131 can you reverse FLD or other diseases really with milk thistle or choline/inositol?
Avatar n tn My experience with milk thistle was a miracle.Before starting the hcv treatment hubby took milk thistle just for a month and it reduced his alt ast levels from above 150 to 65 and 60......Dnt take heavy dose just 400mg a day and if it dnt give any benefits it will also dnt harm.......it's very safe............
Avatar n tn Why are you considering taking milk thistle? Do you have liver disease? Milk thistle hasn’t really shown much in the way of clinical evidence of being effective for treating liver injury.
1475202 tn?1536270977 I should add that the porta potty theory of vitamins probably does apply to time-release supplements. There's only so much time the body is going to take to digest anything, and then it's going to evacuate it, and that's before time release vitamins release. Still, you'll get something, not nothing. And if you're on medication, be careful with milk thistle. All medication is toxic to some degree, and milk thistle may remove some of it before it can be absorbed.
286124 tn?1214938528 Milk thistle is used for the liver - - - there are no contraindications for the milk thistle and pain pills .......
Avatar m tn How many among you are taking or have taken Milk Thistle. I started taking one tablet a day and Doc was amazed to see decline in the Viral Load from 11000 to 120 in less than 3 months. Cant be absolute if this was because of Milk Thistle or something else.. No diff on ALT remained 80.. rest normal.
Avatar f tn I forgot to tell you after you go to mayo clinic review of milk thistle you go to the site that says Milk Thistle and under that it has Mayo Clinic and it does give a web address www.mayoclinic.com/health/silymarin/NS-patient-milkthistle/ I tried it and can't get there so it is easier to just do it like I said.
Avatar m tn I would like more information on this milk thistle everyone keeps talking about along with what is classified as a 'heatlhy diet'..... From vegetables, fruit, drinks, meat etc.....
Avatar m tn hi i would like to no witch is better maximum milk thistle or standardized they are a lot of milk thistle out thire
Avatar f tn We do have the right to express our opinions, with a few exceptions, health matters being one of them, that arena needs peer reviewed science. Did I miss something regarding milk thistle? The main point seems to be milk thistle "walls" off the live preventing it from doing its job.
Avatar f tn I am planning on going back to get another blood test soon, however, wanted to share with the group that I started taking Milk Thistle about three weeks ago to see whether this might help lower my enzyme levels to normal. What I have been finding is that I no longer need to take the prilosec or zantac, there is something (or appears to be something) in the Milk Thistle that is both helping me feel better as well as well as lowering my need for prilosec or other antacids.
Avatar m tn I was diagnosed with Hep-c and Cirrhosis on Jan.5th 2015.....both Chronic ? My viral load is 676 , my meld score is 12....I have no idea what any of this means ? I'm 54 years old ! I have no insurance and Ive been turned down from Medicaid 2 times...Which means No G.I. Doctor , in fact no Dr. at all but a Primary Doctor at a clinic here in Savannah Ga. ! He informed me he knows absolutely nothing about liver disease's etc.
Avatar f tn if you have cirrhosis of the liver does milk thistle help to regenarate the liver and if so to what degree?I also have an enlarged spleen and suffer with stomache and back ache which my doctor say,s is associated with this and prescribes me paracetamol which i thought was bad for the liver.
2105146 tn?1334593783 Does anyone know if milk thistle is good, bad, or of no effect? I read somewhere that it is helpful for liver problems so started taking it. I won't see my dr. for almost three months so can't ask him until then.
Avatar n tn ve been searching everything I can and saw sites that say milk thistle helps protect the liver from damage. Just wondering if anybody is using this?