Herbal extract name: Milk thistle P.E.

Milk Thistel PE

Latin Name: Silybum marianum (L.)Gaertner

Chinese name: Shui Fei Ji

Part used: Seed

- Product HS Code : 2938 Glycosides and Their Salts, Ethers, Esters, Other Derivatives

The Principal ingredients are flavonoid flavone substance such as Silybin, Isosilybin, Dehydro-Silybin, Silydianin, Silychristin and Silybin polymer etc.

Most current research focuses on silymarin, which may have specific protective effects on cells in the liver. Silymarin contains a number of active constituents called flavolignans which are also used to help protect the liver from poisoning.

Efficacy:

It has the functions of protecting liver cell membrane and improving the liver function. Meanwhile, it has the function of detoxification, reducing the blood fat, benefiting the gallbladder, protecting the brain and removing the free radical of body and active constituent. In another side, Silymarin is known to have antioxidant properties and research published in Phytotherapy Research shows that this extract can help people significantly lower the amount of sugar bound to haemoglobin in blood, as well as reducing fasting blood sugar levels.

Silymarin and other chemicals in milk thistle are believed to protect liver cells in several different ways:

1.Silymarin has antioxidant properties. Antioxidants are thought to prevent or lessen damage to body cells that is caused by a chemical process called oxidation.

2.Anti-inflammatory effects of silymarin help keep liver cells from swelling in response to injury.

3.Silymarin seems to encourage the liver to grow new cells, while discouraging the formation of inactive fibrous tissue.

4.By changing the outside layer of liver cells, silymarin may also keep certain harmful chemicals from getting into liver cells.

5.Milk thistle may also cause the immune system to be more active.

Specification:

1.Silymarin 10%-80% (UV)

2.Silybin 85%-99% (HPLC)

Packing: Inner packing: Double-layer plastic bag

Outer packing: 25kg Fiberboard drum