What Is The Benefits Of Milk Thistle Extract

Milk Thistle Extract is a compound obtained by separation and purification from the whole herb and achenes of Asteraceae Silybum marianum (L.) Gaerth. The extract is usually standardized to contain 80% of total silymarin. Over the past 40 years, intensive chemical, pharmacological and clinical studies have confirmed the mechanism of action and therapeutic value of silymarin in a variety of human liver-related and non-liver-related diseases. At present, hundreds of modern studies have confirmed that silymarin has an excellent ability to protect the liver and body from almost all types of damage. The main benefits of milk thistle extract are reflected in the following aspects:

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1. Helps the liver metabolize toxins

Silymarin (flavonoid) is a strong antioxidant. It can promote metabolism, speed up the excretion of alcohol from the body, reduce or prevent alcohol from staying in the liver for a long time to induce liver damage, thereby improving symptoms such as dizziness and drunkenness after drinking; At the same time, prevent alcohol or virus from further invading liver cells, and protect the liver cell enzyme system.

2. Anti-hepatic fibrosis

When the liver is continuously damaged by alcohol, inflammation, etc., this will activate hepatic stellate cells and continue to proliferate, thereby gradually forming liver fibrosis and even liver cancer. Silymarin can directly inhibit the activity of hepatic stellate cells and reduce their expression, thereby achieving the effect of anti-infection and anti-fibrosis. In addition, silymarin can increase the level of glutathione in the human body and repair the damaged liver. It has a good therapeutic effect on liver damage such as alcohol consumption and hepatitis.

3. Improve liver function

Animal experiments have confirmed that milk thistle can reduce the levels of liver and serum triglycerides and total cholesterol, improve liver pathology such as steatosis and inflammation to varying degrees, and further improve liver function, thereby more effectively promoting the body The discharge of toxins, improve the liver environment. Milk thistle can reduce the body weight of the test animals and can help reduce the burden on the liver. In addition, as a traditional hepatoprotective herbal medicine, the safety data of milk thistle extract is quite complete.