Healers have used the prickly milk thistle plant to treat liver ailments for more than 2,000 years. Somehow these early practitioners figured out that preparations of this purple-flowered member of the sunflower family could stimulate the flow of bile from the liver, improving digestion and various liver-related ills.
Although most commonly used for liver complaints, milk thistle is also being examined as a treatment in various other settings, including prevention of hangover. As a potent Antioxidant, the versatile milk thistle Extract helps prevent highly reactive oxygen molecules called Free radicals from damaging cells throughout the body, but especially in the liver, stomach, and intestines.
