Marian or milk thistle

Name: Milk thistle. Silybum marianum.

Protects the liver

The active principle of milk thistle, sylmarin, or Marian thistle is found in its seeds, and has important hepatoprotective properties, since it stimulates the detoxifying effect of liver cells as well as the regeneration of liver tissues, making it a remedy. suitable in cases of fatty liver, decompensated bilirubin, etc.

Mild cirrhosis

Due to its previously described properties, milk thistle also contributes to alleviating cases of mild or incipient cirrhosis. Studies have also been carried out on this seed to treat amanita phalloid poisoning ( amanita phalloides ), since the liver is one of the organs most affected by poisoning with this mushroom.