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KiloSports™ Milk Thistle Extract
80% Silymarin!
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| Regular price $64.95 |
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| 1,000-250mg capsules only $53.95 |
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| Description: |
Milk thistle was named Silybum by Dioscorides in 100 AD for its large purple thistle-like flower heads. Since ancient times, the plant was valued for its nutritional and medicinal properties. By the Middle Ages the seed of the Milk Thistle was commonly used to treat liver diseases, to promote the flow of bile, and as a general tonic for the stomach, spleen,
gallbladder, female organs, and liver |
| Pharmacological Properties: |
| Milk Thistle contains three potent liver protective flavonoids: silybin, silydianin, and silychristin, known collectively as silymarin. Numerous clinical trials have shown that silymarin and milk thistle extract can protect the liver. Silymarin counteracts the toxic effects of a wide variety of poisons, including alcohol, carbon tetrachloride, acetaminophen overdose, and the Deathcap mushroom, Amanita phalloides which causes death within a day. The mechanism of action of silymarin involves altering the membranes of hepatic cells to inhibit passage of toxins and increasing cellular regeneration by stimulating protein synthesis. Silymarin also has antioxidant activity and inhibits inflammatory enzymes.
Recent research has indicated that silymarin helps to protect against depletion of the antioxidant glutathione in liver cells. Milk Thistle extract has been the subject of numerous clinical trials and studies due to its potent liver protective properties.Milk thistle has been used for hepatitis, viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, jaundice, and fatty degeneration of the liver. Milk thistle has been used for indigestion since it promotes the flow of bile and thus helps emulsify fats. A positive therapeutic effect has been reported using silymarin for psoriasis. The Eclectics recommended milk thistle for varicose veins |
| Origin: |
| Northern America, Europe |
| Active Substances: |
| Flavonoids (silybin, silydianin, silychristin known collectively,as Silymarin) |
| Standard: |
| 80% Silymarin |
| Contraindications / Toxicity: |
| No known toxicity, even in large doses |
| Suggested Use: |
| 300-600 mg. /day |
| Synergistic Agents: |
| Dandelion root, turmeric, flavonoids, artichoke, schisandra |
| Processing: |
| Milk thistle is harvested and extracted by methyl alcohol. The solution is filtered and evaporated under vacuum. The final defatted suspension is dried in a ventilation oven. |
| Part Of Plant Used: |
| Seeds |
| References: |
Campos, R. et al. (1989) Silybin Dihemisuccinate protects against glutathione depletion and lipid peroxidation induced by acetaminophen on rat liver. Planta Medica. 55:417
Canini, F. et al. (1985) The use of silymarin in the treatment of alcoholic hepatic stenosis. Clin. Ther. 114:307.
Ferenci, P. et al. (1989) Randomized controlled trial of silymarin treatment in patients with cirrhosis of the liver. J. Hepat. 9:105
Hruby, C. (1984) Silibinin in the treatment of Deathcap Fungus poisoning. Forum 6:23
Koch, HP et al. (1985) Silymarin: Potent inhibitor of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase. Meth. Find. Espt. Clin Pharm.
Mowrey, D. (1990) Guaranteed Potency Herbs. A Compilation of writings on the subject.
Mowrey, D. (1986) The Scientific Validation of Herbal Medicine. Cormorant Books.
Weiner, M. (1990) Weiner's Herbal. Mill Valley: Quantum Books. |
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