Cardo has proven to be harmful to the health of the liver?

Have you read about this recently? The milk thistle proven harmful to liver health? No PubMed.com indexed studies indicate that the effects are more than beneficial.

For years, researchers analyzed the toxicity of the plant and the active component Silymarin. They fed the plant to animals and injected intravenously silymarin. One of the reasons for the investigation is due to the known toxicity of livestock, cattle, goats and sheep.

As a result, the bacteria in the stomach of ruminants double convert potassium nitrate in the plant to a nitrite ion. Nitrite ion is combined with the blood cells to produce a complex compound that blocks the transport of oxygen. Cattle can die from a form of oxygen deprivation as a result.

Nothing like that occurs when the plants are fed to laboratory animals such as mice, rats and guinea pigs. When high doses are injected into laboratory animals, there are some toxic reactions. But, since the reactions are minor, the plant is said to have a very low toxicity? Sure, if you consume more than the recommended supplements manufacturer, you may have problems. However, milk thistle was proven harmful to the health of the liver? No, quite the opposite, in fact, supports organ health and function s.

 

Silymarin When injected intravenously, has proven beneficial in the fight against hepatitis C, a viral infection that affects liver function s that can lead to the need for transplantation. Without the transplant, hepatitis C can cause death to the person. In studies of silymarin benefit when taken orally, the researchers looked at very high doses. No toxicity was observed. There were no negative side effects. At doses up to 1200 mg per day, the benefits were the only things to do.

Milk thistle was proven harmful to liver function in patients with type II diabetes? No, in fact, the plant extract can help control blood glucose levels in type II diabetics.  Of course, the extracts on the market vary. The manufacturer shall guarantee the purity and potency of the extract. Only extracts derived from the seeds contain silymarin. If the roots, stems or other plant parts are used, they contain little or no silymarin.

Silymarin concentration can be as low as 65% or 85%. Lignans represent most of the rest. Despite Lignans may be beneficial for some purposes, have no medicinal value of silymarin. Milk thistle has been shown to be harmful to liver function after a person eats poisonous mushrooms? That s not a common question, but it is a misunderstanding. Silymarin has been used to counteract the toxicity of the liver caused by eating poisonous death cap mushrooms.

Therefore, no matter how you look, no matter what questions we ask. There is no danger associated with silymarin. There are some things to consider when choosing a supplement, as bioavailability. But that is a topic for another article.