Milk thistle has been used for its purported medicinal properties for thousands of years, but its supplement form didn't explode until recently. Milk thistle supplement sales in the U.S. reached ...

From alleged health benefits to when to take it and the best supplements to shop now, find out everything you need to know about milk thistle here.

Milk thistle supplement prices are based on their form and quantity. Tablets and capsules, which cost 8-38 cents per dose, are less expensive than liquid extracts, which run 33-40 cents per dose.

Liver health and detoxification Milk Thistle is one of the most widely tested herbs in alternative medicine. For instance, silymarin protects liver cells from various toxins such as alcohol ...

1. May support liver health The antioxidants in milk thistle may help protect liver cells from free radical damage, says Gary Soffer, MD, a Yale Medicine integrative medicine physician.

A new medicine, resmetirom (Rezdiffra), is poised to make a dramatic change in the treatment for people with fibrosis. Because milk thistle is quite safe at recommended doses, I doubt there is any ...

Because milk thistle is quite safe at recommended doses, I doubt there is any harm in taking it, but I do not recommend it in place of standard treatments. Dear Dr. Roach: I’ve no history of ...

— B.S. Dear B.S.: Milk thistle (sylmarin) has had mixed results in clinical trials regarding metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD, formerly called fatty liver disease).