Silymarin Milk Thistle capsule
Silymarin is a group of flavonoids found in the herb milk thistle. Milk
thistle is commonly found growing wild in a variety of settings,
including roadsides. The seeds of the dried flower are used. Silymarin is an antioxidant
said to protect liver cells from toxins. Sylimarin apparently promotes liver cell protein
synthesis and decreases the oxidation of glutathione. Milk thistle or silymarin may potentially be
beneficial in a number of diseases involving the liver, if in the early stages.
Silymarin is not likely to work in cases of late stage cirrhosis. The dose of silymarin used in
studies has ranged from 200 to 800 mg per day.
n vitro and in vivo studies indicate that silymarin and silibinin
protect the liver from oxidative stress and sustained inflammatory processes.
Oxidative stress and inflammation are also involved in cellular damage of many
other tissues and their role in the development and toxic reactions in patients
receiving cancer therapies is established.
Milk Thistle Extract
80% Silymarin, 60 Capsules - Club
Natural
Milk Thistle Extract is standardized to 80% silymarin, the key constituent that
exerts a protective effect against substances potentially harmful to the liver.
Milk Thistle
Supplement Facts:
Milk thistle extract - 200 mg
(seed) standardized to 80% Silymarin
Recommendation: Take 1 milk thistle capsule daily or as recommended by your
health care provider.
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Silymarin benefit
Silymarin may be of benefit in protecting the liver from oxidative damage, and
also helpful in blood sugar control in patients with
diabetes.
Silymarin
for blood sugar and diabetes
Silymarin as an adjunct to glibenclamide therapy improves long-term and
postprandial glycemic control and body mass index in type 2 diabetes.
J Med Food. 2007 Sep;10(3):543-7. Hussain SA. Department of Pharmacology and
Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
This study looked into the effects of the antioxidant flavonoid
silymarin in
improving long-term and postprandial glycemic and weight control in type 2
diabetic patients treated with glibneclamide. Using a randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled design, 59 type 2 diabetic patients, previously maintained on
10 mg/day glibenclamide and diet control, with poor glycemic control, were
randomized into three groups: the first two groups were treated with either 200
mg each day silymarin or placebo as adjuncts to glibenclamide, and the third
group was maintained on glibenclamide alone for 120 days. Compared with placebo,
silymarin treatment significantly reduced both fasting and postprandial plasma
glucose excursions, in addition to significantly reducing HbA(1c) levels and BMI
after 120 days. No significantly different effects were observed for placebo
compared to glibenclamide alone. In conclusion, adjunct use of silymarin with
glibenclamide improves the glycemic control targeted by glibenclamide, during
both fasting and postprandially, an effect that may be related to increased
insulin sensitivity in peripheral tissues.
Silymarin questions
Q. Can I get your thoughts on silymarin phosphatidylcholine complex taken at 100
to 200 mg two times per day in regard to improving liver function?
A. We have not seen any studies regarding the role of a combination
silymarin and phosphatidylcholine for liver health. If a person has a normal
liver, there is no need to take supplements to improve liver function. If there
is a liver problem, then one should find out what kind of liver disease is going
on since there many different conditions that cause liver disease, and each
condition has a separate treatment.
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