Guest guest Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 Sierra, I'm not familiar with milk thistle, but I just looked it up at www.drugdigest.org. (That's a good site to use to look up lots of drugs, herbs, and interactions). They mentioned the benefits to the liver, but apparently it also has some estrogen like actions, so people with certain conditions shouldn't take it. Check out the information, and then ask your doctor. Just because it's natural doesn't mean that it's safe............ Beth > Is anyone familiar with the use of milk thistle as a protectant for > the liver? Dr. Weil recommends its indefinite use for anyone on > precription drugs that are toxic to the liver. > > Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 i have collected a lot of articles on milk thistle and they all claim it is good too keep liver de-toxed among other things. i have not used it yet. i do use a bit of a specie of thistle in a tea occasionally. only reason i haven't used it yet is because there are no bulk herb stores in my area and haven't had a formula that warrants buying a whole pound of it. i may get some next time i order herbs, though. if you would like a copy of the articles, i can send them to you personally if you like. love.. granny lee----- Original Message ----- From: snowdrift52003 Rheumatoid Arthritis Is anyone familiar with the use of milk thistle as a protectant for the liver? Dr. Weil recommends its indefinite use for anyone onprecription drugs that are toxic to the liver.Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 Sierra, I used milk thistle after liver enzymes shot up from methotrexate and got things back to normal in a hurry. I also used milk thistle 3 times a day for a while after getting off meds to help my liver...very good thing... Kay ----- Original Message ----- From: " snowdrift52003 " <snowdrift52003@...> <Rheumatoid Arthritis > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 9:32 PM Subject: Milk thistle herb > Is anyone familiar with the use of milk thistle as a protectant for > the liver? Dr. Weil recommends its indefinite use for anyone on > precription drugs that are toxic to the liver. > > Sierra > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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