Milk Thistle for Liver Disease

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" The Thistle plant's flowers and seeds have been used for more than 2,000 years

to treat disorders of the liver and gallbladder. In recent years, lab research

has found that the active substance in milk thistle -- an antioxidant called

silybin might help prevent body tissue damage by blocking toxins from breaching

cell walls. Several clinical trials have investigated milk thistle as a way to

prevent or treat liver damage in people with hepatitis, an inflammation that can

be caused by an infection, and in those with cirrhosis, a buildup of scar tissue

in the liver often linked to alcoholism. The results of those studies have been

mixed. "

Reuter's Health, November 14, 2009.

SOURCE: Cancer, online December 14, 2009.

http://www.caring4cancer.com/go/leukemia/news?NewsItemId=20091214elin003.xml

FYI,

Lottie Duthu