BURN INGREDIENT PROFILE
Milk ThistleSilybum marianum
LIVER CONTEXT · ANTIOXIDANT RESEARCH
Milk thistle has a long history of use in European and Mediterranean herbal traditions. Its best-known extract is a group of compounds collectively called silymarin.
A major flavonolignan within the silymarin complex used in milk-thistle research.
The scientific question
Laboratory research has explored antioxidant mechanisms, and clinical studies have examined silymarin in people with liver conditions. That interest explains its role in liver-wellness conversations, but mechanism and clinical outcome are not interchangeable.
Support, not treatment
NCCIH concludes that there is not enough high-quality evidence for definite conclusions about milk thistle’s effects on health conditions. It should not be described as detoxifying the liver or treating liver disease.
Bring context to the label
Milk thistle is generally well tolerated in studies, but can cause digestive symptoms or allergic reactions and may interact with medicines.
THE FORMULA IS A SYSTEM
One ingredient is not
the whole story.
Each two-capsule serving of Burn contains 200 mg of Milk Thistle Extract as part of a five-botanical formula. One bottle contains 60 capsules: 30 daily servings.
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