Milk Thistle Extract Powder

Milk Thistle Extract Benefits and Uses

When taken as a dietary supplement, Milk Thistle plant’s active compounds silybin and silymarin may support a healthy circulatory system and a healthy immune system.

Anecdotally, Milk Thistle may have similar effects to other detoxifying plants like dandelion and burdock root, with short-lived but notable effects.

Milk Thistle extract is also known by a few different names, including:

• Silybum marianum
• Cardui Mariae Herba
• Artichaut Sauvage
• Silymarin
• Silver/Elephant/Ivory Milk Thistle
• Carduus marianuus
• Silibinin (Silybin)
• St-Mary’s Thistle
• Shui Fei Ji

Scientific Consensus

Supplementing with this supplement is likely safe at the recommended serving size, but large servings can be dangerous to your health. There is a need for further research into the health effects of long-term supplementation and the use of larger servings. Milk Thistle has the potential to interact with a large number of medications, and caution should be used.

Special Warning: Do not take Milk Thistle extract supplements in herbal formulas, unless from a reputable source. If you have any medical issues, hormone-sensitive conditions or ragweed allergy, speak to your doctor before using Milk Thistle Extract. Do not use Milk Thistle if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or taking any medications.