Super Milk Thistle Supplement

Around the world, milk thistle is one of the most consistently used botanicals. Not only does milk thistle detoxify the liver, it is said to have great benefit in the circulation and purification of the blood, and helps strengthen the brain and aids memory.

Milk thistle, commonly found growing wild in a variety of settings is an annual or biennial herb growing up to eight feet tall, with rough, spiny-edged leaves marked with milky white veins. Flowers are purple to reddish-violet and grow in solitary globular heads up to two inches across. The dried fruit (also called achenes) is used to produce modern herbal extracts.

Milk Thistle for Detoxification

The liver is responsible for virtually all internal body detoxification. Milk thistle enhances the detoxification process of the liver through its positive effects on toxin-clearing bile flow. Bile carries the harmful toxins that the liver neutralizes to the intestines where they exit the body as waste. Milk thistle also aids in the strengthening of the liver at a cellular level.

Silymarin

Recent scientific studies by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Publication Number 01-E024, indicate that the active ingredients in milk thistle, especially silymarin, are able to protect the liver from damage by the toxic effects of viruses, smoking, alcohol, certain drugs and environmental contaminants. Silymarin, an important bioflaviod, acts as an potent antioxidant, neutralizing harmful free radicals. Milk thistle also boosts an important antioxidant, glutathione, as much as 50 percent.

Since the liver is responsible for virtually all internal body detoxification many medical practitioners advise that you take a supplement to sustain the health of your liver.

Standardized Milk Thistle, enhanced with various herbs is available in capsule form or as a tea.

Super Milk Thistle is a supplement form that has been enhanced with other healing herbals, including Dandelion Root, Licorice, Burdock Root, Cranberry, Artichoke, Turmeric, Beet or Cayenne.

Ancient Treatment

The National Cancer Institute reported that “ the ancient Greeks and Romans used milk thistle as a treatment for liver ailments and snake bites. During the Middle Ages, milk thistle was recommended to treat liver toxins. Modern homeopathic practitioners have used compounds from milk thistle to treat a range of disorders including jaundice, gallstones and peritonitis.”