Milk Thistle
A well-researched, standardized botanical extract, milk thistle contains potent antioxidants that can protect liver cells from free radical damage, strengthen liver cell membranes, and help maintain the liver's built-in antioxidant system – glutathione and superoxide dismutase (SOD).* In numerous studies, its active ingredient, silymarin, has been utilized to prevent liver cell damage by carbon tetrachloride, ethanol, acetaminophen, mushroom toxins, and benzopyrene from automobile exhaust.* Silymarin has also been shown to help maintain the body's normal inflammatory response in the liver.*
Siliphos provides the benefits of silymarin (flavonoid complex from milk thistle) and phosphatidylcholine in one compound.* Siliphos is a phytosome, a water-soluble flavonoid (in this case, silybin) made lipid-friendly by the addition of phosphatidylcholine. This allows for better incorporation of this liver-protective flavonoid into liver cell membranes.* Of the three flavonoids comprising silymarin, silybin predominates and is the most biologically active. Studies indicate the silybin-phosphatidylcholine complex in Siliphos provides superior bioavailability compared to conventional milk thistle products.*
Phosphatidylcholine is not merely a passive "carrier" for the active flavonoid silybin, but is itself an active ingredient with documented efficacy for promoting liver health.* Silybin protects the liver because of its significant antioxidant activity, while phosphatidylcholine helps repair and replace cell membranes.* These constituents likely offer the synergistic benefit of sparing liver cells from destruction.*
combines a flavonoid from milk thistle (silybin) with phosphatidylcholine to form a well-absorbed complex (a phytosome)*
-provides liver support*
-helps maintain normal glutathione levels – an important antioxidant for detoxification*
-phytosome preparation provides more silybin to the liver*
-dual liver-protective benefits from milk thistle extract and phosphatidylcholine*
One Capsule Contains:
Silybin Phytosome* (Silybum Marianum extract (fruit) / Phosphatidylcholine complex) 180 mg.
Other Ingredients: Hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Leucine.
*This product uses Indena S.p.A.'s silybin phytosome (Siliphos®). Siliphos is a registered trademark of Indena S.p.A.
Contains ingredient derived from soy (phytosome).
