Description
Toxin-induced liver damage
Research suggests that milk thistle extracts both prevent and
repair damage to the liver from toxic chemicals and
medications.
Other uses
Beside benefits for liver disease, other unproven treatment claims
include:
1. Used as a post (oral steroid) cycle therapy for body builders
and/or in the hopes of reducing or eliminating liver damage
2. Lowering cholesterol levels
3. Reducing insulin resistance in people with type 2 diabetes who
also have cirrhosis, Reducing the growth of cancer cells in breast,
cervical, and prostate cancers
4. Used in many products claiming to reduce the effects of a
hangover
5. Used by individuals withdrawing from opiates, especially during
the Acute Withdrawal Stage.
6. Reducing liver damaging effects of chemotherapeutic drugs
7. Clinical study has shown that liver function tests can be
improved in active hepatitis patients.
