Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn belongs to the Asteraceae family (Compositae). It is native to southern Europe, southern Russia, Asia Minor and North Africa. Milk Thistle has been used in Europe as a remedy for liver problems for thousands of years. The seeds were consumed by European wet nurses to insure a healthy milk supply. The heads of this Thistle formerly were eaten, boiled, treated like those of the Artichoke. Milk Thistle seeds help stimulate protein synthesis in the liver. They even can help reverse the damage done from eating poisonous mushrooms such as Death Cap (Amanita phalloides) or from carbon tetrachloride, which destroy liver cells and usually cause death.

Silymarin is kind of a flavonoid lignans compounds extracted from the seed coats of the compositae Silybum marianum, light yellow powder, bitter in taste. It is oluble in Acetone, Ethyl Acetate, Ethanol and Methanol, Hardly soluble in chloroform, insoluble in water.The main ingredient of Milk Thistle extract are : Silymarin, Silybin, Isosilybin, Silydianin, Silychristin, etc.

1.Silymarin has antioxidant properties. Antioxidants are thought to prevent or lessen damage to body cells that is caused by a chemical process called oxidation.
2.Anti-inflammatory effects of silymarin help keep liver cells from swelling in response to injury.
3.Silymarin seems to encourage the liver to grow new cells, while discouraging the formation of inactive fibrous tissue.
4.By changing the outside layer of liver cells, silymarin may also keep certain harmful chemicals from getting into liver cells. 5.Milk thistle may also cause the immune system to be more active.


1.Medicine: to promote liver health and as a liver support pill.
2.Cosmetics: One of the silymarin uses could be to detoxify the skin and body after years of using what the major cosmetic      companies provide for skincare
3. Dietary supplement: Maintain Normal Liver Function.

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Q1: Can I get some samples?
A: Yes, we can supply the free sample10-20g, but the shipping cost be paid by our customers.