Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Your Liver and Milk Thistle

Your Liver and Milk Thistle
While this is an herb that is primarily used for liver disorders or digestive disorders, it is also probably helpful in the treatment of other disorders, too. Certain other diseases like gallbladder disease, allergies, skin cancer and high cholesterol are felt to be helped by using milk thistle herb.

Interestingly, practitioners of modern healthcare provide an injectable type of milk thistle for those who have ingested certain poisonous mushrooms. The extract of milk thistle has been a part of a research study looking into using milk thistle to diminish the liver damage in people who've undergone chemotherapy. There is evidence to suggest that this herb can enhance the excretion of toxic compounds from the body through its action on the liver and gallbladder.

You can purchase milk thistle at health food stores or on the internet in the form of soft gels, tinctures, capsules or tablets. When choosing to use milk thistle for liver disease, it is recommended that you use 400-600 milligrams of standardized extract, three times daily.Thank natural to make herbals for good life!