Milk Thistle -Silybum Marianum

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Accepted Names (English)

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(proper)

Accepted Names (French)

Approved Health Claims

[(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 Health Claims (Français)

[(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

Population	Dose Range	Frequency
Adults 18 years and older	3–14.5 grams	per day
Adults 18 years and older	140–600 milligrams	per day

Cautions & Contraindications

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).

Ingredients Covered

Blessed milk thistle Gundagai thistle Lady's thistle Mary thistle Mary's thistle Milk thistle Silybum marianum Silybum marianum (Fruit seeds)Silybum marianum - Fruit Silybum marianum - seed St. Mary's thistle Variegated thistle silybum marianum - whole plant

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