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Silymarin Milk Thistle Extract 300 mg from NOW – Silymarin, also known as milk thistle, is a plant that has been used in traditional medicine for many centuries. Studies in the USA and abroad have shown that the components of silymarin support liver function.
Even ancient physicians knew about the miraculous properties of milk thistle. The earliest medical treatises indicate that at the dawn of human civilization people actively used it to treat various liver diseases. When in 1968 specialists at the Institute of Pharmacy in Munich conducted a biochemical analysis of milk thistle, scientific confirmation was obtained of its positive effect on the healthy functioning of the human liver. Since then, this medicinal plant has been widely used by pharmaceutical companies that develop dietary supplements and vitamin complexes.
The main reason for the healing properties of milk thistle is its composition, most of which is a special biologically active substance called silymarin. As a powerful natural antioxidant, silymarin reduces the toxicity of free radicals in the liver, which prevents its further destruction. It is precisely due to these healing properties of silymarin that it is usually prescribed to patients with toxic liver damage caused by excessive alcohol consumption, poisoning by heavy metals, or medicinal drugs. In addition, silymarin takes an active part in the synthesis of proteins and phospholipids in liver cells, strengthens the state of the cell membrane, and accelerates the process of forming new living cells. It is widely used in the treatment and prevention of cirrhosis, hepatitis, fatty degeneration, and liver infiltration. Silymarin does not contain glucose,
Silymarin is the main component of the Silymarin Milk Thistle Extract 300 mg dietary supplement by Now Foods, based on milk thistle extract. It makes up about 80% of the total mass, while the remaining part consists of two additional substances – extracts from the root of medicinal dandelion and the leaves of prickly artichoke. A tincture made from dandelion root is often used in treating liver diseases because, like silymarin in milk thistle, it has detoxifying properties and helps stabilize the function of a liver damaged by toxins. Artichoke itself contains a fairly high percentage of silymarin, which is why it is often even used as a substitute for milk thistle. In addition, scientists recently discovered a new substance in its composition, cynarin, which has properties similar to silymarin. The presence of the two components – dandelion and artichoke extracts – in the product is intended to enhance the positive effect of milk thistle on the liver.
Ingredients in one serving – 1 capsule:
Milk Thistle Extract (Silybum marianum) (fruit and seeds) (standardized to 240 mg of silymarin flavonoids – equivalent to 80%) – 300 mg
Dandelion Root (Taraxacum officinale) – 100 mg
Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) (leaf) – 50 mg
Other ingredients:
Cellulose (capsule), cellulose powder, silicon dioxide, and magnesium stearate (vegetable source).
Suggested use:
Take 1 capsule from 1 to 3 times a day.
