Milk Thistle - supports liver, gallbladder health and lowers cholesterol and blood sugar levels
Jarrow Formulas® Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) 30:1 Extract is standardized to contain 80% total milk thistle seed flavonoids, including isosilibinins, silibinins, silichristin and silydianin. This group of flavonoids, known as Silymarin, supports liver function and maintains protective levels of glutathione.
Silymarin is a powerful antioxidant that helps eliminate free radicals from the body. Thus, the active principle can stop cellular degradation, preventing premature aging of the body. The antioxidant effect of silymarin is considered 10 times greater than that of vitamin E.
Also, silymarin increases the level of glutathione synthesized by the liver by up to 35%. Glutathione is present in every cell in the body and was first discovered in 1889, its effects in the body being understood in 1984. It is also a powerful antioxidant, which, produced in large quantities, increases the detoxification capacity of the liver and the whole body.
Silymarin can also improve protein synthesis in the liver. Thus, the ability of the liver to regenerate is improved, by stimulating the production of new hepatocytes (liver cells), which replace the damaged ones. In addition, silymarin also has an anti-inflammatory effect, because it inhibits the synthesis of leukotrienes, compounds derived from arachidonic acid, a precursor of prostaglandins.
Perhaps the most important benefit that silymarin offers is the help in the fight against hepatitis C. The active principle has not only hepatoprotective but also antiviral properties. Also, silymarin reduces the insulin resistance of the body, from which we can conclude that the active principle can also help in the prevention and therapeutic management of diabetes.
Due to its detoxifying properties, the armorium extract can also be beneficial to those suffering from alcoholic liver disease. The administration of silymarin can reduce the degree of mortality in cases of cirrhosis. Also, the active principle helps the liver to regenerate following the abuse of alcohol or drugs.
Milk Thistle Benefits
- supporting the structure and functional capacities of the liver against the action of various endogenous or exogenous disturbing factors (e.g. stress, accumulation of fats or end products of metabolism inside the cells, etc.), through:
- maintaining the structure and permeability of the liver cell membrane, providing support in limiting the penetration of disruptive factors (phosphatidylcholine is an integral part of the cell membrane)
- supporting the liver cell membrane against the action of proinflammatory enzymes
- maintaining the integrity and functions of the liver tissue:
- supports the normal synthesis rate of ribosomal RNA
- limits the transformation of stellate cells into myofibroblasts (compounds that influence the liver structure)
- supporting body cells against the action of free radicals; maintains the normal level of glutathione, superoxide-dismutase and chelates the iron in the tissues above normal limits
- maintaining the normal detoxification function of the liver; favors neutralization, metabolism and hepatic elimination of exogenous and endogenous disturbing factors
- supporting the normal structure of nerve cells against the action of free radicals
- favoring the normal hepatic metabolism of purines and maintaining a normal level of uric acid
- maintaining a normal blood lipid level; supports the normal biliary elimination of sterols and fatty acids and offers support in limiting the hepatic synthesis of cholesterol
- maintaining the normal blood level of transaminases (AST, ALT)
- supporting the synthesis and elimination of bile secretion, with a role in the digestion of fats, the absorption of vitamins A, D, E, K and the elimination of fat-soluble metabolism products
- maintaining the health of the digestive system and the state of comfort
- the normal functioning of the intestinal tract and the balancing of pH at the gastric level
- maintaining the tone of the walls of the portal vein and normal blood circulation at the liver level
Suggested use
Take 1 to 3 capsules per day or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional.
Supplement Facts |
Serving Size: 1 Capsule |
|
Amount Per Serving |
% Daily Value |
Milk Thistle Seed 30:1 Extract
(80% [120 mg] Total Flavonoids)
(Silybum marianum) |
150 mg |
† |
†Daily Value (DV) not established. |
Warnings
Notes: Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are trying to conceive, pregnant, or lactating, under the age of 18, or have a medical condition; if adverse reactions occur, discontinue use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Store in a cool, dry place.