subject: Does Milk Thistle Have Any Side Effects? [print this page] Previous studies in animals have shown that milk thistle can help protect the liver from damage by toxins ("poisons" such as drugs, viruses, alcohol, radiation, and poisonous mushrooms) and limit the damage ellas.1, two so far the most reliable studies of milk thistle in humans has shown that milk thistle is not liver disease cure, but may be in the form of milk thistle on liver function improvement in patients with cirrhosis.1 There is currently no evidence that milky thistle a direct effect on the hepatitis C virus has (HCV).
In Germany, where many herbs are regulated and planned, such as medicine, health authorities approved milk thistle as an adjunct therapy (in addition to conventional medicine) for cirrhosis, hepatitis, and liver similar conditions.2 But most research on milk thistle treatment needed before milk thistle can be considered standard therapy in the United States.Although not focus on the disease hepatitis C, the most relevant data from research thistle for the treatment of hepatitis comes from two studies of silymarin in cirrhosis.1 RDBPC studies of the efficacy of milk thistle has produced positive results, other studies have not confirmed the results of a study on the first card in a card.
The first study reported a map in 1989, studied 170 patients with cirrhosis of various causes, including alcohol abuse.6 Nearly half (87) patients received silymarin from milk thistle (140 mg three times daily for two years). The rest (83 patients) received a placebo. Of the 24 patients withdrew from the office of the thistle, with a total of 146 patients (73 in each group) completed 2 years of study of a thistle.
Physicians in this study, milk thistle noted that the number of patients who died here after four years of the study, 31 percent lower in the group treated with silymarin from milk thistle that patients receiving placebo. The beneficial effects of milk thistle was observed particularly in patients with cirrhosis caused by alcohol abuse. Physicians have not reported any adverse effects of silymarin milk thistle reported.
Last RDBPC right, but has not been able to find from milk thistle to significant benefits for patients with cirrhosis.7 The study was published in 1998, doctors examined 200 patients, with cirrhosis due to alcohol. Nearly half (103) patients received silymarin Thistle (150 mg three times daily for 2 years). The second half (1997) received placebo. A total of 125 patients (57 treatment group and 68 in the placebo group) completed 2 years of study of a thistle. To measure effectiveness, doctors were measured (a) the time of his death and (2) the worsening of the disease.
Survival rate was the same milk thistle and placebo groups, and silymarin from milk thistle does not seem to monitor the disease in the treated group improved. Doctors who carried out the experiment did not realize that milk thistle side effects in any patient.
