Studies Show the Top Health Benefits of Milk Thistle

Milk thistle is dangerous to livestock but has significant health benefits for humans, including liver, skin, bones, cancer and amyloid plaque aggregation.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Milk thistle seeds contain silymarin, a chemical compound with medicinal benefits, including protecting liver health; studies suggest it helps boost the production of glutathione in the liver

• Silymarin is also known to lower blood sugar, increase breast milk production, protect skin from UVB radiation and reduce clinical signs of acne vu…