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Milk Thistle for the liver

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DrEIMiller

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How good is Milk Thistle for cleaning out toxins from your liver that are caused by ACRAP. I'm not sure how to quantitatively ask this, but what ever help people can offer would ge great. There are times I take probably too many lortabs and well, would like to minimize harm to my liver.
Besides Milk Thistle what else can I take to keep the good old liver alive and well?
 
just type in MILK THISTLE in your search engine alot of stuff will come up on it. ,or you can go to erowid they a have some info on it there,i used(need to get more though) to take it cause i drink ALOT,it is supposed to STOP alcahol from damaging yer liver by binding to the liver cells or somthin like that i cant remember,it also helps your liver to "rebuild itself"...so it wouldnt be a bad idea to use it...
 
Well I've read the stuff on BL which was marginally helpful, but I found the erowid info to be less than helpful. I guess what I'm looking for is how much should I be taking? And how often? I have 80% silymarin and it says to take 1 to 3 daily. No problem. But should I take it more if I take products such as vicoden in large quantites or on long term basis?
Any thoughts?
 
"WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF SILYMARIN?
Silymarin protects the liver by acting as an antioxidant and by promoting the growth of new liver cells. Silymarin also helps with the digestion of fats. It appears to help keep harmful substances out of liver cells."
"Milk thistle can help prevent or reverse liver damage caused by alcohol, recreational drugs, pesticides, some poisons, or hepatitis.
"Silymarin has been used (especially in Europe) to treat hepatitis, liver damage due to alcoholism, and poisoning by certain types of mushrooms."
"How to take Milk Thistle
The following pertains to Milk Thistle Extract standardized to 70-80% silymarin content.
If you are taking it to address problems of alcohol-related liver problems, Hepatitis, cancer, or cirrhosis, use 200mg, 3x/day (total 600mg). You must give it at least 8 weeks before determining its usefulness for you. If you are taking it to detoxify or as a preventative, half as much will suffice.
600mg should be enough,but you can take more if you REALLY want to be safe
"If you are taking it to detoxify or as a preventative, half as much will suffice. "
[ 05 April 2002: Message edited by: HYDRO_CHRONIC ]
 
Thanks, sometimes I take alot of 10/650s when my tolerance gets high, so I want to be as safe as possible for my little ol liver.
Anything other things I can take to help conteract the effects of ACRAP. I don't really drink BTW.
I also take GNC Solotron everday for general health.
 
where can i get milk thistle cause i take alot of percs and drink but havent been doing both at the same time but when i drink i really drink and when i take percs its not uncommon for me to take 10 endo's in one night any help would be appreciated
 
some bodybuilders take up to 1000mg a day for there liver(cause of the steroid thing)...800mg
"How powerful is Milk Thistle?
Silibinin and other components of the silymarin complex were first discovered to be beneficial in treating liver diseases in Germany several decades ago. A favorite national pastime in Germany is mushroom collecting, a practice with inherent risks, such as Amanita phalloides - the Death Cap mushroom. Consuming the Death Cap mushroom results in severe, usually deadly, liver damage. In fact, those that survive Death Cap poisoning have been so badly damaged that they most often require liver transplants to survive. Miraculously, silymarin binds to the liver cells preventing the mushroom poisons from binding, blocking their poisonous effect. The silymarin is also able to directly neutralize the poison itself, making it effective even if it is taken after the mushroom poison has been ingested. Milk thistle extract, for this very reason, is kept on hand in German hospitals where it is administered on an emergency basis for treating otherwise fatal Death Cap poisonings. "
hope this helped ya out
[ 06 April 2002: Message edited by: HYDRO_CHRONIC ]you can buy "milk thistle " at gnc for around 12.99
[ 06 April 2002: Message edited by: HYDRO_CHRONIC ]
 
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