Plants' natural properties are widely used to treat various ailments. One such plant is milk thistle, which is excellent for ...

What is milk thistle good for? Here are the advantages and downsides of taking milk thistle supplements – plus whether it is ...

Milk thistle is very adaptable to many different growing conditions, but must have well drained soils. Due to its tendency to weediness, site selection should take into consideration containment so ...

aColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY, USA Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) has been used for centuries as a medicinal plant; according to folk tradition, its characteristic ...

It originates from the milk thistle plant, native to Europe and Asia, but now largely grown in the United States. The active constituent in milk thistle, known as Silymarin, is thought to possess ...

This document summarizes the safety considerations that informed Health Canada's decision to allow the use of milk thistle seed extract (silymarin) as a supplemental ingredient. The acceptability of a ...

Native to Europe but common in the U.S. today as well, milk thistle is a flowering plant in the daisy (Asteraceae) family of flowers. This is the same plant family that has more than 30,000 other ...