Milk Thistle 80%

Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn
Seeds
Improved bioavailability
Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn
Liver health
chronic hepatitis of all types
fatty liver (cirrhosis) associated with alcoholics
The above statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Botanic specificity

Milk thistle, also known as Silybum Marianum, is a bright pink flowering plant that grows wild in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Southern Europe.

Traditional use

The leaves have been used since Greco-Roman times as an herbal remedy for a variety of ailments, particularly liver problems. Milk thistle is an example of a preparation that is required to be in a standardized, concentrated form in order to fully convey the desired benefits. In this case, its hepatoprotectant effects. Milk thistle preparations are usually standardized to a concentration of 70 to 80% silymarin. Clinical studies suggest or confirm the efficacy of milk thistle extract for various hepatic disorders, including hepatitis A, alcoholic cirrhosis, and exposure to hazardous chemicals.

Consumer trend

Milk thistle dietary supplements have consistently ranked among the 40 top-selling ingredients in US natural and mainstream retail outlets over the several past decades.

BKD solutions

Milk thistle is very drought tolerant and prefers dry well drained soil in full sun, we source our raw material from Liaoning, Inner Mongolia where the number of clear, sunny days, average between 220 and 260 each year .

Sourcing challenge

Many peer-reviewed publications have shown that the silymarin content in some commercial dietary supplements is much lower than the amounts claimed on the product labels. To some extent, such discrepancies can be explained by the use of different analytical methods, such as the use of high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection (HPLC-UV) rather than spectrophotometric methods.

Milk Thistle 80%

Specifications

BOTANICAL ORIGIN
Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn
Seed

BIOACTIVES
Silymarin 80% HPLC
Silymarin 80% UV

CULTIVATED
Liaoning & Inne Mongolia

APPEARANCE
Yellow Brown to brown

SAFETY & QUALITY
GMO free
BSE/TSE free
allergen free
low PAH

SHELF LIFE
2 years

TASTE
Tasteless

SOLUBILITY
Soluble in ethanol

PACKAGING MATERIAL
25 kg

PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
Kosher, Halal

SUGGESTED SERVING
200-400 mg/day