The results of most clinical trials with the thistle (Silybum marianum) extract, silymarin, are difficult to interpret because of a variety of reasons: small sample size, variability in type and ...

31 This double-blinded, randomized trial investigated the efficacy of a galctogogue containing silymarin-phosphatidylserine and galega in mothers of premature infants. This prospective ...

A few trials have looked at milk thistle for people with cancer. Milk thistle (silymarin) and chemotherapy Trials have looked at silymarin (milk thistle) and chemotherapy. They wanted to see if milk ...

Currently, there aren’t any clinical trials being conducted for milk thistle or silymarin. A 2009 review of previous clinical trials looked at the safety and effectiveness of milk thistle.

Anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenic properties have also been documented. Clinical trials have shown that silymarin exerts hepatoprotective effects in acute viral hepatitis, poisoning by A ...