Milk Thistle Complex

DescriptionDescription The dried fruit of milk thistle contains a flavonoid complex known as silymarin.  This constituent is responsible for the medical benefits of the plant.  Silymarin is made up of three parts: silibinin, silidianin, and silicristin.  Silibinin is the most active and is largely responsible for the benefits attributed to silymarin.  Silymarin is a milk thistle extract that nutritionally supports liver function.  This highly active botanical protects the liver from free radical damage, supports glutathione concentrations and promotes superoxide dismutase activity.  Milk thistle extract also stimulates protein synthesis in hepatic cells.‡ The ingredients in Milk Thistle Complex may protect the cells of the liver by blocking the entrance of harmful toxins and helping remove these toxins from the liver cells.  As with other bioflavonoids, silymarin is a powerful antioxidant.  Silymarin has also been shown to regenerate injured liver cells.  Recent studies have shown