In the most rigorous trial to date, oral silymarin was not superior to placebo in decreasing disease activity. Silymarin is a botanical extract of milk thistle commonly used by patients with liver ...

The flavonoid silymarin and one of its structural components, silibinin, are substances with documented hepatoprotective properties. Their mechanisms of action are still poorly understood.

Apart from herbal tea, milk thistle can be consumed in the form of capsules, tinctures, oil or powdered supplements. Silymarin, a compound in milk thistle gets the credit for majority of its ...