Safety · Supplement
Milk Thistle (Silymarin): side effects, safety & interactions
Very safe; occasional GI upset. Not a substitute for medical care in liver disease.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 0
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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The evidence in words
Safety profile
Very safe; occasional GI upset. Not a substitute for medical care in liver disease.
Interactions to respect
No major interactions are on record for Milk Thistle (Silymarin) at typical doses, but tell your clinician about everything you take.
What Milk Thistle (Silymarin) is
Milk thistle supplies silymarin, a flavonolignan complex traditionally used for liver support.
The honest bottom line
Benign and popular but underwhelming on hard outcomes. Fine as an adjunct; not a reason to skip real liver care.
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