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Edited 2009
Milk Thistle - Fantastic Liver Herb

Milk Thistle is one of the
'Carduus' thistles - 'Carduus marianus', also known as 'Silybum
marianus'. It has been used to benefit health of the
Liver for at least 2000 years. The Roman Pliny
wrote of the beneficial effects of Milk Thistle on the
Liver. And it was highly regarded by well know
herbalists Dioscorides, Galen, Gerard and
Culpepper.
The thistles are a
sub-group of the Compositae - daisy - family, found mainly in
Europe and Asia, though also in other parts including
Australia. Thistles tend to be found where fertile ground has
been neglected, where they may smother other plants. Such was
the concern in Australia, that an Act of Parliament imposed
penalties on anyone who permitted thistles to grow on their
land.
In the last few
decades, much research has been carried out in Europe on Milk
Thistle . In some parts - Germany, for example, Milk Thistle
has become one of the most used herbs.
Milk Thistle And The Liver
The main
reason for the popularity of Milk Thistle is that it both
protects the
Liver, and improves its function. This in turn
helps the body to detox
itself, as the liver performs the most detox-related functions of any
organ in the body.
In addition, there are no
contra-indications that I know of for Milk Thistle. I can find
no reports of bad reactions; the only mild reaction which has
been noted is occasional loosening of the bowels. This is
nearly always for a few days only; and is because Milk Thistle
stimulates Liver function. Extra bile is therefore produced,
which may have a temporary laxative effect.
The only noteworthy
'inter-actions' with drugs have been where
Milk
Thistle has
reduced the damaging effects of taking drugs. Milk
Thistle is widely regarded in the natural therapy field
as being protective of the Liver when drugs are being
taken as well as help to detox these drugs when
appropriate.
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