Milk Thistle Complex™

The dried fruit of milk thistle contains a flavonoid complex known as silymarin.  This constituent is responsible for the medical benefits of the plant.  Silymarin is made up of three parts: silibinin, silidianin, and silicristin.  Silibinin is the most active and is largely responsible for the benefits attributed to silymarin.  Silymarin is a milk thistle extract that nutritionally supports liver function.  This highly active botanical 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.‡

The ingredients in Milk Thistle Complex may protect the cells of the liver by blocking the entrance of harmful toxins and helping remove these toxins from the liver cells.  As with other bioflavonoids, silymarin is a powerful antioxidant.  Silymarin has also been shown to regenerate injured liver cells.  Recent studies have shown that silymarin has the ability to block fibrosis, a process that contributes to the eventual development of cirrhosis in people with inflammatory liver conditions secondary to diseases such as alcohol abuse or hepatitis.‡

Milk Thistle Extract is derived from the fruit of Silybum marianum and standardized to contain 80% silymarin.‡

Warning:  Not to be used by pregnant or lactating women.
If you have any health conditions, or are taking any medication, make sure to consult your healthcare provider prior to use.

‡ These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.