milk thistle
Prickly medicinal plant
Milk thistle is a prickly plant with purple flowers and white-veined leaves, native to the Mediterranean.
The seeds contain silymarin, a compound widely sold as a dietary supplement for liver health.
The plant's name comes from milky white markings on the leaves, which legend attributed to drops of the Virgin Mary's milk.
Irreversible hepatic scarring
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
- cholestasisImpaired hepatic bile drainage
bilirubin · ALT · hepatic · fatty liver · liver detox · regeneration · bile · gallbladder
Enclosed dose container
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
powder · softgel · dietary supplement · health food store · label · potency · absorption · recommended dose
Plant-based healing tradition
- naturopathyAlternative healing using nature
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- botanicalRelated to plants
- tisaneHerbal infusion beverage
infusion · folk remedy · traditional medicine · holistic · dandelion · burdock · artichoke · turmeric
Daisy plant family
- spiny leavesPlant parts with sharp projections
- pricklySpiny or irritable
- biennialEvery second year
- seed headPlant's mature reproductive cluster
achene · Mediterranean · naturalized · invasive · pollinator · flowerhead · rosette · taproot
Chemically reactive atomic fragments
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
- skin healthDermal condition and vitality
- agingGrowing older over time
- glutathioneSulfur-containing cellular antioxidant
cirrhosis
Irreversible hepatic scarring
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
cholestasis · bilirubin · ALT · hepatic · fatty liver · liver detox · regeneration · bile · gallbladder · liver enzymes
capsule
Enclosed dose container
bioavailability · powder · softgel · dietary supplement · health food store · label · potency · absorption · recommended dose · clinical trials
herbalism
Plant-based healing tradition
- naturopathyAlternative healing using nature
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- botanicalRelated to plants
tisane · infusion · folk remedy · traditional medicine · holistic · dandelion · burdock · artichoke · turmeric · alternative medicine
asteraceae
Daisy plant family
- spiny leavesPlant parts with sharp projections
- pricklySpiny or irritable
- biennialEvery second year
seed head · achene · Mediterranean · naturalized · invasive · pollinator · flowerhead · rosette · taproot · self-seeding
free radicals
Chemically reactive atomic fragments
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
- skin healthDermal condition and vitality
- agingGrowing older over time
glutathione · detoxification · neuroprotective · metabolic health
- home remedieshoney, lemon, ginger, garlic, turmeric
- natural remediesherbal tea, essential oils, echinacea, ginseng, elderberry
- plant extractsaloe vera, almond extract, vanilla extract, lemon extract, orange extract
- supplementsmultivitamins, multivitamin, vitamin, vitamin B6, minerals
- thorny plantsbriar, blackberry, bramble, brambles, raspberry
- digestive herbsgentian, wormwood, chamomile, peppermint, fennel
milk, milky, milking, milked, thistle, milkshake, milkman, buttermilk, thistles