One of the most publicised herbs in the U.S.A. in recent times is Milk Thistle. The most active constituent of this herb is a compound called Silymarin, which was first isolated in 1968. Although it has been used for the safe, effective treatment of liver problems for many years in Europe where it is indigenous, scientific evidence from clinical and laboratory testing has now confirmed its benefits.

Milk Thistle is being widely used in commercial preparations for the treatment of severe liver disorders such as cirrhosis and hepatitis, as well as for general liver restoration, protection and strengthening.

Dr. Vogel, a leading researcher of Silymarin during the 1970's, conducted a study using an extract of the bio-active compound in the treatment of sixty patients with severs amanita poisoning. This condition usually causes direct destruction of liver tissue and a death rate of 30-40%. Dr. Vogel states that the results ranges from amazing to spectacular and all the patients lived.

Since then experiments have been conducted on over 2000 people with various liver problems and it has been proven that Milk Thistle include treating alcohol-induced fatty liver disorders, cholangitis (inflammation of the bile duct), cholestosis of pregnancy (suppression of the flow of the bile), cirrhosis (liver disease), peri-cholangitis (inflammation of tissue surrounding the bile ducts) and psoriasis (skin disease).

Toxicology studies of laboratory animals report no side effects from high doses of Milk Thistle. As well as stimulating protein synthesis (important for building new cells), it has many times more antioxidant activity than Vitamin E!

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