Customer question:
Does milk thistle help cleanse the liver? Anonymous customer's question
Pharmacist's answer:
The spotted thistle is a plant that has been used in traditional medicine for centuries, as it is known for its healing properties, especially for the liver. The use of milk thistle has increased in recent years, as the confirmation of its effectiveness in the treatment of liver diseases has been proven as such in numerous scientific studies.
Ripe fruits and their preparations, especially highly concentrated dry extracts, are suitable for medicinal use. Pharmacologically, the most important active ingredients of spotted thistle are flavonoids, flavonolignans (silymarin) and oil.
The use of standardized milk thistle preparations in chronic inflammatory liver diseases (such as hepatitis) and degenerative processes such as liver cirrhosis is scientifically recognized. In case of liver damage caused by alcohol consumption, the liver values of these indicators normalize faster.
The tea made from the fruits of the spotted thistle relieves problems with digestion and the gall bladder, but the effect of regenerating the liver and the protective effect have been scientifically confirmed only for the concentrated preparation. The daily dose of the extract is 400 mg at the beginning, and 200 mg in the continuation of the treatment.
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