Blessed Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) is a milk thistle, a plant of the Asteraceae family. It is a fairly typical thistle with red to purple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins. Originally a native of Southern Europe through to Asia, it is now found throughout the world. The medicinal parts of the plant are the ripe seeds.
It has a large number of other common names, such as Marian Thistle, Mary Thistle, Mediterranean Milk Thistle and Variegated Thistle.
The exceptional benefits of Milk Thistle are due to its powerful antioxidant properties, which help to optimize health and well being. Many scientific studies now underscore the ability of Milk Thistle to help maintain healthy liver function by supporting the structure of the outer cell membrane of liver cells.
Each vegetarian capsule contains 200 mg of milk thistle extract. This Milk Thistle extract is standardized to 70 % silymarin. Silymarin is the key constituent that exerts a protective effect against substances potentially harmful to the liver.
Directions: Take 1 capsule three times daily with food or water.
Capsules may also be opened and prepared as a tea.
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