Silymarin is manufactured from Milk Thistle extract which contains flavanolignans (collectively known as silymarin), flavonoids and other compounds. This product is standardized to contain 168 mg of flavanolignans per tablet to ensure optimal strength and quality. The compounds in Silymarin, particularly the flavanolignans, work together to:
provide antioxidant activity
support healthy liver function and tissue integrity
protect liver tissue by supporting normal cellular defenses
aid in the elimination of normal toxin accumulation in the liver
increase bile flow for relief of mild symptoms of occasional indigestion
encourage healthy protein synthesis
promote normal response to environmental stresses*
Suggested Use: 1 tablet 2 - 3 times daily, or as directed.
 
Complimentary Educational Tools
Silymarin Product Detail Sheet
Additional Therapies
Consider LivCo tablets for enhanced healthy liver function.
Combine with Gotu Kola Complex tablets to provide further antioxidant activity and to support the body's normal tissue repair processes and promote healthy skin.
Consider Garlic Forte tablets for maintaining normal cholesterol levels already within a normal range.
Combine with Vitanox tablets for enhanced antioxidant activity.*
 
Milk Thistle Quality Issues
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) contains a range of flavanolignans (silybin A and B, silychristin, silydianin, isosilybin and 2,3-dehydro derivatives) collectively called silymarin or silybin, as well as simple flavonoids such as taxifolin. Flavanolignans are important indicators of quality and efficacy. The flavanolignans are often measured analytically by the non-specific and less accurate 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine colorimetric method, which also reacts with any ketonic compounds, including the flavonoid taxifolin. MediHerb has developed an HPLC method to allow the individual levels of the flavanolignans to be accurately measured, and determine a value for these which is not inflated by the presence of simple flavonoids.