subject: Silymarin - The Guide [print this page] The word Silymarin sounds like some chemical some man made substance made in laboratories right? Well the facts are that there is nothing man made about silymarin it is 100% natural.
Silymarin is a polyphenolic flavonoid derived from a plant called milk thistle. Silymarin has three photo-chemicals silybin, silidianin and silicristin. Silybin however is the most active and largely responsible for the acclaimed benefits of silymarin.
Now to get to the point; Scientists have discovered the benefits of silymarin and this flavonoid has shocked them. Silymarin has been discovered to have so many benefits to the body.
One of the benefits is that silymarin can help reduce the damage caused by alcohol on the liver. Alcohol is known to be very destructive to the liver cells especially when consumed in large quantities. Silymarin prevents damage caused by alcohol by inhibiting lipid of peroxidation.
Silymarin is also a powerful antioxidant. And like most antioxidants it inhibits the damage of free radicals. Free radicals are unstable molecules naturally produced in the body when it uses oxygen.
These unstable molecules cause a lot of harm in the body and can go as far causing the skin to wrinkle. So you can prevent damage to the body and prevent wrinkles with silymarin.
There is no end to the benefits of silymarin it has also been discovered that it has the ability to protect the body against the stages of UVB-induced cancer. Silymarin helps reduce the risk for skin cancer.
Silymarin is also used in detox drinks it is as I have already mentioned it has the ability to remove toxins from the liver what silymarin does is that it regenerates the liver cells and it also helps the liver develop an outer layer that prevents toxins from entering the liver.
