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Silymarin

Silymarin is a mixture of plant compounds extracted from the seeds of milk thistle, Silybum marianum, and is mostly studied for liver conditions.

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Which adverse effects are known?

EMA lists gastrointestinal symptoms, headache, and allergic reactions. Milk-thistle medicines must not be used by people allergic to milk thistle or other Asteraceae plants. 1

What about medicines and pregnancy?

NCCIH advises discussing use with a clinician when taking medicines. Pregnancy and breastfeeding safety is poorly studied; some supplements have also contained contaminants or different silymarin amounts than their labels stated. 2

For information, not individual medical advice. Ingredient studies do not establish the effectiveness of these products.

Sources

  1. Silybi mariani fructus European Medicines Agency