DESCRIPTION

• A highly concentrated, effective seed and powder extract of Silymarin
• Boosts Immune Response in Clinical Trials
• Demonstrates Liver-Protecting and Liver Cleansing Benefits in Human Studies
•  Possesses Antioxidant and Free Radical Scavenging Activity
• Supporting Liver Regeneration, Bile Solubility And Bioavailability
• 60 Potent Tablets. 1 tablet taken 1-3 times daily after every meal.
• MADE IN THE USA Each bottle is manufactured under the strictest GMP standards in an FDA-approved facility in the United States, so you never have to question purity or quality.

Supporting Liver Regeneration, Bile Solubility And Bioavailability

The liver is capable of extensive self-regeneration, but silymarin can even markedly increase this ability to replace damaged cells. There is also some suggestion that silymarin stimulates protein synthesis in the liver. Nevertheless, silymarin does not encourage malignant liver cell growth. Growing evidence suggests that silymarin has protective properties to the kidneys that mirror those in the liver. 

Classically, milk thistle is associated with improved digestion and bile production. These are important functions of the liver and their impairment can lead to undesirable outcomes in the body. Clinical trials have supported this traditional employment of the herb. The extract can increase bile solubility and possibly help guard against stone formation.

Silymarin exhibits poor solubility in water, and only 20-50% of silymarin is assimilated from the gastrointestinal tract at any given time. Thus, an effective milk thistle supplement needs to be highly concentrated, like Herbs of the Earth Milk Thistle, to provide a physiologically significant amount. 

Special Antioxidant Benefits

Silymarin refers to three active flavonoid components of milk thistle: primarily silybin, with smaller amounts of silydianin and silychristin. This trio neutralizes toxins and improves liver function. Its action rests primarily upon the ability to inhibit production and activity of hepatotoxic (liver toxic) compounds. More recent evidence indicates that it benefits the health of several other organs as well. 

The liver is the primary organ for detoxification. Many toxins are either free radicals, or encourage free radical production and may subsequently interfere with the liver defenses against free radicals. As a potent antioxidant, silymarin intervenes in free radical generation and protects against many reactive oxygen species. 

The extract also increases the livers content of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione (GSH) by ~35%, and increases the levels of the bodys major antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase (SOD). Silymarin also modulates the actions of lipoxygenase in the liver. Lipoxygenase acts upon polyunsaturated fatty acids to produce pro-inflammatory compounds called leukotrienes, which cause damage to liver cell membranes.