Milk thistle

3licensed products
1 monograph
Tincture

Health Canada Monographs

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MILK THISTLE -SILYBUM MARIANUM

Approved Health Claims

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  • [(Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine as a] hepatoprotectant/liver protectant
  • (Used in Herbal Medicine to) help(s) to support liver function
  • Used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve digestive disturbances/dyspepsia
  • The above uses can be combined on the product label if from the same traditional or non-traditional system of medicine (e.g., Used in Herbal Medicine to help support liver function and relieve digestive disturbances)
  • For multi-ingredient products: To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Milk thistle is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as a hepatoprotectant). When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Milk thistle is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as a hepatoprotectant)
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Dose Ranges

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PopulationDose RangeFrequency
Adults 18 years and older3–14.5 gramsper day
Adults 18 years and older140–600 milligramsper day

Cautions & Contraindications

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cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are pregnant (Brinker 2010; Mills et al. 2006).
adverse_reactionStop use if hypersensitivity/allergy occurs (Geier et al. 1990; Mironets et al. 1990).

Alternative Names

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Blessed milk thistle(common)Gundagai thistle(common)Holy thistle(common)Lady's thistle(common)Mary thistle(common)Mary's thistle(common)Milk thistle(common)St. Mary's thistle(common)Variegated thistle(common)Silybum marianum

Common Quantities in Licensed Products

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50 mg1 licensed products
62.5 mg1 licensed products
923 mg1 licensed products

Related Ingredients

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Silybum marianum - FruitShared monographSilybum marianum - seedShared monographSilybum marianumShared monographBlessed milk thistleShared monographGundagai thistleShared monographLady's thistleShared monographMary thistleShared monographMary's thistleShared monograph

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