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Liver - Silymarin milk thistle for liver disease fatty liver cirrhosis liver liver problem
The liver is a large glandular organ, whose functions include storage and filtration of blood, secretion of bile, detoxification of various substances, and conversion of sugars into glycogen, which it stores. The liver is also responsible for processing many vitamins and nutrients into a form that can be utilized by the body, and processing many toxic chemicals for elimination.
Modern living involves daily exposure to substances that are toxic to our bodies, which imposes a heavy load on the liver. Therefore, a healthy liver is critical to well-being. Certain lifestyle risks and medical conditions make it all the more important to ensure that the liver is being maintained at its functional best.
In Europe and Asia, herbal liver tonics have been in common use for centuries. The effectiveness of the herbs used has been validated during the past decades through modern research and clinical studies. These herbs generally contain antioxidants, cell membrane stabilizing agents, bile secretion enhancing compounds, or nutrients that prevent depletion of endogenous antioxidants such as glutathione. Hepato-protection is beneficial not only for the liver, but for the overall health and vitality of our body.
Silibinin is of particular importance for those who may have concerns for the health of their liver. The most biologically active flavonolignan found in silymarin is silibinin. Standardized milk thistle extract usually consists of 60-70% silibinin. Silibinin's main hepato-protective properties is that of free radical scavenger and membrane stabilizer. Other important antioxidant effects of silibinin are due to its influence on the superoxide dismutase and the enzyme system associated with glutathione. In addition, silymarin and silibinin actually help maintain a normal rate of protein synthesis in the liver, leading to more efficient cellular functions such as cell division. Silibinin's influence on the 5-lipooxygenase pathway can also account for its role in supporting healthy liver function.
The botanical extract in Silibinin Plus has been concentrated and dual standardized to ensure the highest quality, consistency, and biological activity.
Milk thistle extract has long been valued for its role in ensuring healthy liver functio Milk thistle extract consists of silibinin and other similar compounds. Until recently, researchers believed that silibinin was the most biologically active ingredient found in milk thistle extract. Highly advanced extraction technology has now enabled scientists to isolate silymarin constituents and to test their efficacy against various cell lines. Among the compounds tested, a silymarin constituent called isosilybin B proved to be the most efficient in maintaining healthy cell division.
New Mega Silymarin with Isosilybin B is the first milk thistle extract to contain standardized, pharmaceutical grade potencies of silymarin, silibinin and isosilybin B - providing the full spectrum of milk thistle's liver and prostate protective compounds.
The botanical extract in Mega Silymarin is a triple standardized milk thistle extract. In addition to an optimal 80% standardization of the main active compounds, silymarin flavonolignans, Mega Silymarin is further standardized to two highly active isomers - silibinin and isosilybin B. Most premium milk thistle extracts are void of or lack consistent amounts of the most active flavonolignan isomer isosilybin B.
Silibinin
The Better Form of
Silymarin
(Extract Derived from Milk Thistle)
The most biologically active ingredient found in Silymarin is Silibinin.
Standardized milk thistle extract usually consists of 35% Silibinin.
Being able to obtain enough Silibinin is of particular importance for those who need to ensure effective dosage for the treatment of various liver diseases such as cirrhosis or hepatitis C.
While Silymarin has been traditionally used as a liver therapy, current research findings indicate that it is the Silibinin fraction of Silymarin that has potential applications in the prevention and treatment of cancer, cardiovascular disease, kidney and pancreatic disorders, and other age-related conditions.
An exciting discovery is that milk thistle appears to be a smart herb, able to enhance new cell growth where needed for repair, but arresting cell division in tumor tissue; likewise, it can enhance the activity of certain enzymes, but inhibit others. The flavonoids in milk thistle seem to have special affinity for Type ll estrogen receptors. There is also emerging evidence that milk thistle extract is a COX-2 inhibitor-another example of its smart, selective action.
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Silibinin Plus, 90 vegetarian capsules
Natural Liver Support
| Milk Thistle |
Milk Thistle seeds contain a bioflavonoid complex known as silymarin, significant liver-protective. Researchers have found that silymarin increases levels of glutathione by up to 35 percent. |
| N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) |
N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) is a powerful antioxidant, which increases the production of the antioxidant glutathione. |
| Scutellaria baicalensis Root Extract |
Research has indicated it has many interesting effects on the liver, Scutellaria baicalensis can improve liver health, can inhibit liver injury, it component baicalin to prevented the drop in levels of glutathione. Scutellaria baicalensis also has protected the livers of rats exposed to a cancer causing substance called aflatoxin, a toxin often found in peanuts that is produced by some strains of mold and causes cancer in animals |
| Artichoke |
Artichoke leaf extract for its ability to improve bile flow. it can protect the liver against free radical damage. Artichoke extract also reduced the loss of total glutathione that occurred in cells not exposed to the extract. |
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