Allen Milk Thistle Veg Capsules

Listing ID #4939794

Suggested Usage : As a dietary supplement, take one capsule daily with water, or as advised by the healthcare professional.
Amount per Serving : Milk Thistle Extract (Fruit) (Standardized for 80% Silymarin) 400mg †
Primary Health Benefit
Liver Disease: The key target of milk thistle supplementation has been the reduction of liver disease. Silymarin is effective in managing the impact of various toxins which cause liver damage. These would include alcohol, chemotherapy agents and paracetamol. In clinical studies the use of silymarin has been shown to facilitate protection against liver damage, and one of the primary attributes of silymarin has been identified are its antioxidant functions. Additionally, milk thistle has further influences in the regenerative capacity of the liver, assists in formation of new liver cells and provides further cellular protection by stabilising liver cell membranes to prevent toxins moving into the cells. The larger impact of these physiological benefits is the impediment of fibrosis and cirrhosis due to excessive liver inflammation (commonly seen in alcoholism); improved immune function and response to liver damage.
How It works
Milk thistle is a tall herb which grows to approximately 10 feet high in various corners of the globe, including Southern and Western Europe, South America and the Eastern United States. It characteristically has large purplish flowers and small hard seed-like fruits (called achenes) which are the source of its medicinal properties. Achenes contain approximately 1-4% of the flavonoid mixture, silymarin. It is these Achenes which are used to create the concentrated silymarin extract that has a higher percentage of 65-80% flavonolignans, flavonoids, fatty acids and other natural plant compounds which have various regulatory effects on our metabolism. Silymarin contributes to our oxidative protection in various ways.
These include:

• Directly scavenging free radicals (and in essence removing free radicals from the cellular environment)
• By inhibiting enzymes which allow free radical formation
• By maintaining the electron transport chain during stress conditions
• By activating anti-oxidant enzymes and transcription factors which are responsible for the synthesis of protective molecules (such as thioredoxin and HSP)
• By reducing the inflammatory response through inhibition of NF-kB pathways (which is a protein complex which regulates the immune response).