Organika Milk Thistle (180 caps)

Milk Thistle (180 Veggie Caps)

• 250MG STANDARDIZED MILK THISTLE EXTRACT

Milk Thistle may be an effective liver support, protecting against toxins and other damaging agents. Organika's Milk Thistle is a standardized 80% extract derived from the seeds of the Milk Thistle plant.

Benefits and Uses:

• Supports liver function
• Boosts regeneration of liver tissue
• Liver detoxifier and protectant
• Treats hepatitis, cirrhosis, jaundice, and mushroom poisoning
• Treats indigestion, gallbladder inflammation, depression
• Acts as an appetite stimulant and lowers cholesterol

Milk Thistle
Milk Thistle may be an effective liver support, protecting against toxins and other damaging agents. Used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems, including stomach, liver, and gallbladder disorders.

Milk Thistle - For Liver Health

Milk thistle was used historically as a digestive aid, to promote the flow of digestive juices, and as a tonic for nursing mothers, to increase milk supply. Nowadays it’s popularity stems from its ability to detoxify and protect a very important organ, the liver. Our liver is responsible for filtering out most everything that should not be in our body and processing it so that it doesn’t cause damage to other cells. It also metabolizes hormones and fats, and makes sure that the transportation system for fats (cholesterol) is working properly. The livers secretions, called bile, carry metabolized waste products out into the intestine where they can be excreted.

The medicinal activity of milk thistle is in a molecule called silymarin. It causes liver cells, hepatocytes, to resist toxic compounds and regenerate themselves. It also increases glutathione in the liver. Glutathione is an antioxidant that the liver uses to catch damaging free radicals that are created when the liver changes toxins into harmless chemicals. Silymarin also blocks the toxic effects of drug overdoses and poisonings. Milk thistle is a bitter herb that causes the release of digestive juices and bile, thus helping with indigestion and intestinal cleansing. Natural health practitioners recommend milk thistle for liver toxicity, indigestion, poisonings, drug overdoses, hepatitis, jaundice, gallbladder dysfunction and high cholesterol.

*Milk thistle is a very safe herb but it does have detoxifying properties. Individuals with serious liver disease or high levels of toxic compounds in their body should use milk thistle under the guidance of a health professional.