Botanical Name: Silybum marianum
Plant Part: Dried Seed
Status: Wildcrafted
Place of Origin: Australia

Also Known As: Milkthistle

WA Customers Please Note: Purchase at your own risk. WAQIS may or may not cease this herb on entry to Western Australia.

Description:

The main use of Milk Thistle is for conditions affecting the liver. It is an excellent remedy for the treatment of cirrhosis, jaundice, hepatitis, poisoning, drug and alcohol abuse, and poor digestion due to poor liver function. Milk thistle also protects the liver from further damage, for example from chemotherapy and assists the regeneration of damaged liver cells.

Milk Thistle also increases bile secretion which reduces gallstone formation and helps reduce existing stones.