Solaray Liver Blend, 100 caps within category: Silymarin
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Silymarin is an active flavonoid found in the milk thistle.It is one of only a few traditionally used herbs that has been widely accepted by
conventional science to have significant medicinal value as one of the most potent liver
detoxification herbs known.
Silymarin is effective for protecting the liver and is the tenth best selling herb in the Western world. It is the main remedy used in Western herbal medicine to
protect the liver and its many metabolic activities, and help renew its cells.
To see an effect you generally need 12 to 15 grams of dried herb (200 to 400 mg silymarin) per day
or silymarin-phosphatidylcholine complex 100 to 200 mg two times per day - but dose varies by person. (Check the contents of the brand you use to ensure you are receiving what you believe you need, as different brands vary).
More about: Silymarin
What People Are Saying And Quick Facts** About Silymarin:
- believed to help prevent psoriasis outbreaks by promoting proper liver function.
- a natural herb that is also known by the same name as its active ingredient Silymarin.
- available in the following forms: liquid extracts, tinctures, teas, and capsules.
- unique in that you can not make a medicinal cup of tea out of milk thistle seed and water alone.
- beneficial in treating liver disorders (hepatitis, cirrhosis).
- considered medicine's most important antidote to poisoning by the mushroom toxins a-amintin and phalloidin.
- the only known antidote for death cap mushroom (Amanita phalloides) poisoning.
- one of the most extensively studied and documented herbs in use today.
- widely regarded in the natural therapy field as being protective of the Liver when drugs are being taken.
- milk thistle teas will not be able to extract enough of the ingredient to have any effects.
- associated with few, and generally minor, adverse effects.
- most commonly used to treat viral infections and cirrhosis of the liver.
- a flowering plant, related to the common daisy, that produces the potent extract silymarin.
- active compounds are located in the seed, and consists of three components silybin, silydianin, and silychristin.
- often added as extra protection when patients are given medications known to cause liver problems.
- believed to be safe for pregnant or nursing women and researchers have enrolled pregnant women in studies.
- most often sold as a concentrated, standardized extract from the fruit of S. Marianum.
- sometimes combined with other herbs with similar properties, such as artichoke and mallow, for example.
- not very water soluble, so teas made with this herb may not be particularly therapeutic for the liver.
- a powerful liver tonic and is used by herbalists to treat such liver disorders as cirrhosis and hepatitis.
- said to stimulate the production of new liver cells to replace old damaged ones.
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