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Milk Thistle Extract
Milk Thistle Extract
Milk Thistle Extract
What is it:
Milk Thistle Extract is derived from the seeds of the milk thistle plant (Silybum marianum) and is known for its potential health benefits, particularly in supporting liver function. The extract is produced through a process involving grinding the seeds and then extracting the active compounds, such as silymarin, using solvents like ethanol or a combination of water and ethanol. The resulting liquid is concentrated to obtain the extract. Milk Thistle Extract is often used in supplements, teas, and even energy drinks due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Rating:
Milk thistle has been studied for many potential health benefits, including improving the glycemic profiles of diabetic patients, and improving liver function in cases of liver disease, hepatitis, and cirrhosis. The effect that milk thistle may have on healthy people and their liver function is in area that needs more research.
Resources:
- Silybum marianum benefits glycemic profile in patients with type II diabetes (randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial)
- Silymarin may reduce the lipoperoxidation of cell membranes and insulin resistance in cirrhotic diabetic patients (randomized controlled trial)
- Small, beneficial affect of silymarin on chemical, functional, and morphological alterations of the liver in liver disease (double-blind controlled study)
- Silymarin is useful in the treatment of Amanita phalloides poisoning and liver cirrhosis (systematic review)
- Silymarin improves subjective and clinical markers of biliary excretion in patients with acute hepatitis (randomized controlled trial)
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Clean
It is naturally occurring in food and has no harmful effects on the body. It is real food. It is health promoting.
Caution
It goes into one or more of the below categories
- It is not naturally occurring in food but doesn’t have data showing it has a harmful effect on the body (additives like Gellan Gum)
- It is naturally occurring but can have some harmful effects on the body (added sugars, oils, gums etc.)
We Avoid
It is known to have a harmful effect on the body (ex. All food colorings, Natural Flavors, MSG, Potassium bromate, aspartame, artificial flavors)
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