Description
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) helps to maintain healthy liver function through its antioxidant properties, and is frequently used by people concerned with environmental toxins found in cigarette smoke, alcohol and pollution. Milk Thistle is extracted from special hybrid seeds and standardized to an optimal flavonoid level of silymarin including silybinin, silydianin and silychristin. Milk Thistle seed extract is derived from a stout plant with large, prickly, glossy green leaves, and a milky sap. Milk Thistle seeds contain three compounds classed as flavonolignans, collectively called silymarin. Various preparations of Milk Thistle, especially the seeds, have been used for over 2,000 years. Milk Thistle is one of the most studied and documented herbs in use today. Scientific research validates its use in healthy liver function. Milk Thistle can be recommended as part of a regimen for Liver Health, Longevity, Men 19 - 50