Hasn't the benefits of milk thistle on the liver never actually been shown in study? Just some theories on the effects it could have?
Either way I'll stick to TUDCA sing I'm allergic to milk thistle =].
Here are some of them:
^ Szilard S, Szentgyorgyi G, Dhanalakshmi S et al. (1988 ). Protective effect of Legalon in workers exposed to organic solvents. Acta Med Hung. 45: 249-256.
^ Palasciano G, Portincasa P, Palmieri V et al. (1994). The effect of silymarin on plasma levels of malon-dialdehyde in patients receiving long-term treatment with psychotropic drugs. Curr Ther Res. 55(5):537-545.
^ Lieber CS, Leo MA, Cao Q, Ren C, DeCarli LM. (2003). "Silymarin retards the progression of alcohol-induced hepatic fibrosis in baboons". Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 37 (4): 336-9. doi:10.1097/00004836-200310000-00013. PMID 14506392.
^ Ladas EJ, Kroll DJ, Oberlies NH, Cheng B, Ndao DH, Rheingold SR, Kelly KM (January 2010). "A randomized, controlled, double-blind, pilot study of milk thistle for the treatment of hepatotoxicity in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)". Cancer 116 (2): 506-13. doi:10.1002/cncr.24723. PMID 20014183.