All about Silybum Marianum

Silybum Marianum is a plant that is used in medicines. This is also known as Milk Thistle. The seeds of the Silybum Marianum consists both flavonoids and flavonolignans together which are known as Silymarin. Silymarin is considered to be one of the most important factors in milk thistle. Milk Thistle is usually found in the Southern Europe and North America. This is also common in United States and Australia also.  Silymarin is a component which is considered to be an anti oxidant. It is an herbal supplement which pertain a number of medicinal properties.

Milk thistle contains three flavanoids which is known as Silybin, Silydianin and Silychristin. The seeds, stems and the leaves of the plant do have a medicinal effect and is preserved as a supplement. Silybin is the flavanoid which pertain the major part of the silymarin.

Benefits of Milk Thistle

In such way there are many benefits that are found for the milk thistle supplements.

• This is a solution for all the liver related problems like Alcohol cirrhosis
• Milk Thistle helps in the prevention of the harmful effects of the alcohol consumption, toxins that are caused by any food consumed
• Milk Thistle is used for the treatment of Hepatatis
• It is treatment of fatty liver and non alcoholic fatty liver.
• Prevents the toxic effect caused by the consumption of the steroids
• Prevents from all the toxin effect that are caused by the environmental factors
• The cholesterol level of the body get reduced which helps in the protection of the heart from all the negative effects.
• This reduces the cells that cause cancer in lungs, colon, prostrate and breast.
• Works as an anti aging factor. Since the toxins and the blood including the digestive system of the body gets purified this helps in slowing down the body from aging.
• Helps in the decrease of the damage of the cell that is caused due to the treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation.
• Decreases the damage of the skin that is caused due to the sunlight rays.
• This reduces the skin problems.
• It works as an anti oxidant. This ability of the plant helps in regulating and maintaining the working of the eyes, muscles and joints of the body.
• Works as a radical scavenger
• Milk Thistle acts as a solution for the digestion problems and issues that are related to the intestine. Treating disorders of the gallbladder is easy with Milk Thistle.
• The most major benefit for the milk thistle is to maintain the level of glutathione. Due to various environmental factors, pollution, toxins, medications and stress etc the glutathione level of the body gets decreased. Glutathione is an essential factor for the detoxifying function of the liver. Milk thistle also helps in the formation of the glutathione.

It should be taken care that even though milk thistle acts as a herbal supplement sometimes there are chances that this may cause problem like diarrhoea, vomiting and nausea.