Milk thistle supplement sales in the U.S. reached $95 million in 2008, and its global market size skyrocketed to more than $1 billion by 2022, per one analysis.

Milk thistle can also be taken with cholesterol-lowering medications, like statins. It can help prevent elevation of liver enzymes, which can be a side effect of the medication.

Milk thistle tea may interfere with the effectiveness of several medications, including the antibiotic metronidazole, the hepatitis C drug simeprevir, and the immunosuppressant sirolimus.

The Senecio fulgens, also known as the red milk thistle, is a unique addition to the xeric landscape. This South African native has orange-red composite blooms that are showy during the dry season.

Milk thistle has been used for its purported medicinal properties for thousands of years, but its supplement form didn't explode until recently. Milk thistle supplement sales in the U.S. reached ...

Milk thistle has been employed as a medicine for at least 2,000 years, primarily for ailments of the liver. The 4th Century BC herbalist Theophrastus, and the 1st Century AD physician Pliny, both ...

Milk thistle flower (Photo by Fir0002/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0) Milk thistle. It seems like everyone with liver issues is taking milk thistle. People have heard through the grapevine that ...

Milk thistle, known for its silymarin content, is celebrated for protecting the liver against damage, reducing inflammation, and aiding in liver cell regeneration and repair. Consumed in various ...

Assistant manager of the Milk Thistle, which is number 43 on the Top 50 Cocktail Bars list, Sebastiano Fileccia, explained once the homemade ingredients are prepared, the serve is easy to master as ...

Milk thistle is a plant that has distinctive purple flowers and milk-white veins. The extract from the milk thistle plant is commercially available for consumption. Here's how it can help Type ...

Milk thistle, on the other hand, contains an important component, silymarin, which may improve breast milk production. Further research is needed to better determine the effectiveness and optimal ...

If milk thistle curbs liver disease, science hasn’t adequately proven it yet, according to a report in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Doctors from California and Europe reached that ...