Is Milk Thistle good for your liver?!
Question: Is Milk Thistle good for your liver.?
And why.?Health Question & Answer
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my husband had Hepatitus C and had a liver transplant and he was told not to take it because it improves the liver enzyme tests and they are never sure if it because he would be improving or if the milk thistle was giving a false reading. this was at Mayo Clinic about 8 years ago. It was my feeling that had he not had a transplant already, that it would have been okay to take it to help improve his liver function.Health Question & Answer
Milk Thistle Seed Extract (Silybum marianum) is a bitter tonic, cholagogue (promotes flow of bile), choleretic (reduces cholesterol). It is an antioxidant and liver protector, producing new liver cells. It protects the gall bladder, too. It is of value as supportive treatment for hepatitis B. Lowers blood fats. Helps with inflammation of gall bladder & duct. Used to correct damage to liver caused by environmental toxins. Can help fatty liver. Raises bilirubin levels. Used for mushroom poisoning.
Indirectly helps the immune system, digestion and vision. Useful in many auto-immune disorders: rheumatoid arthritis, allergies, etc.Health Question & Answer
Indirectly helps the immune system, digestion and vision. Useful in many auto-immune disorders: rheumatoid arthritis, allergies, etc.Health Question & Answer
It is claimed to be a detoxifier of the liver...ironic, since it is the livers main job to detoxify the body. There is no good evidence to support the claim.
http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab003...
(this is just one of several reviews on the Cochrane database)Health Question & Answer
http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab003...
(this is just one of several reviews on the Cochrane database)Health Question & Answer
is good for detoxifying it, not preventing it. Taurine also is an antitoxin beneficial to the immune system and liver. Reducing impurities if beneficial to your whole bodyHealth Question & Answer
Yes it is, I have never used it myself, but have come across articles about it here and there. My recommendations are to either do a search about it online or go to your local health store and they can help you there.
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Yes it helps it to heal.
I can't remember where but one country prescribes it for livers functioning below par. also helpful for recovering alcoholics.Health Question & Answer
I can't remember where but one country prescribes it for livers functioning below par. also helpful for recovering alcoholics.Health Question & Answer
Yes its supposed to help remove toxins from the liver.I have heard of it being recommended to help with eczema.Health Question & Answer
claimed to be, my vet prescribed it for my dog's fatty liver.Health Question & Answer