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Mary thistle

• Milk Thistle
• General Information
  Milk thistle is a plant that is native to the Mediterranean region. It has been used for thousands of years as a remedy for a variety of ailments, especially liver problems. Milk thistle is sometimes called silymarin, which is actually a mixture of the herb's active components, including silybinin (also called silibinin or silybin).
  Common Name(s)
  milk thistle, Mary thistle, holy thistle, silymarin
  Scientific Name(s)
  Silybum marianum
  How is Milk Thistle usually used?
  Milk thistle is a flowering herb. Silymarin, which can be extractextractto get, separate, or isolate a desired active ingrediented from the seeds (fruit), is believed to be the biologically active part of the herb. The seeds are used to prepare capsules containing powdered herb or seed, extracts, and infusioninfusionthe process of steepsteepTo soak an agent (such as tea) to extract its active ingredienting or soaking plant material in hot or cold water to isolate its active ingredients (strong teas).
  What is Milk Thistle used for?
  Milk thistle is believed to have protective effects on the liver and improve its function. It is typically used to treat liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis (liver inflammation), and gallbladder disorders.
• Treatment claims also include:
• lowering cholesterol levels
  reducing insulin resistance in people with type 2 diabetes who also have cirrhosis