Milk Thistle (Silymarin) for Liver enzymes and Milk Thistle (Silymarin)
Each entry’s own grades, side by side. A grade says how strong the evidence is for one outcome — it does not rank one entry over the other.
Evidence brief
Milk Thistle (Silymarin) for Liver enzymes
Evidence grade C — Sometimes improved
Grade C1 graded outcomerevised Jul 10, 2026
Assembled by the app from other entries in this library. It adds no evidence of its own — follow the links to the entries it draws on.
Compound or practice
Milk Thistle (Silymarin)
A liver botanical with plausible mechanisms and disappointingly inconsistent hard outcomes.
Grade C2 graded outcomesrevised Jul 10, 2026
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
Graded in both
Outcomes are matched by name. Two entries can describe the same outcome in different words, so one listed further down may still be graded in the other.
| Outcome | Milk Thistle (Silymarin) for Liver enzymes | Milk Thistle (Silymarin) |
|---|---|---|
| Liver enzymes | Evidence grade CSmall effectmixedSometimes improved | Evidence grade CSmall effectmixedSometimes improved |
Graded only in Milk Thistle (Silymarin) for Liver enzymes
None — every outcome it grades is graded in both.
Graded only in Milk Thistle (Silymarin)
- Glycemic control (diabetes) Small effectEvidence grade C
What each entry says about the other
- Milk Thistle (Silymarin) for Liver enzymes’s entry · Goes with: Read the full Milk Thistle (Silymarin) monograph
Both columns are read from the entries as they stand in this library. A comparison is not advice to take either one, and it is no substitute for a clinician who knows the person.