Milk Thistle

The medicinal use of milk thistle goes back two thousand years. Medieval herbalists also made use of this, and in the 16th century, English herbalists adopted it. It lost popularity, however, and by the early 20th century, only homeopaths were familiar with it. With a renewal of interest in herbal medicines, researchers started to investigate milk thistle in the 1950s. The part of the plant that is used is the small hard fruit (without the fuzz) and the seeds, which contain fatty acids and flavonoids.

Milk Thistle helps maintain healthy liver function. This is important because the liver performs more than 500 functions in the body per day and is the last line of defense against toxins. more...

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