GENESTRA Silymarin (60 veg caps)

Used as hepatoprotectant/liver protectant

Used in Herbal Medicine to help support liver function and relieve digestive disturbances/dyspepsia

Provides 500 mg of milk thistle extract per daily dose

Description

Genestra - Silymarin - 60 vegetarian Capsule(s) - NPN: 80035948 -- Milk thistle has been used in Herbal Medicine for more than 2, 000 years .It contains a combination of polyphenolic molecules known collectivelyas silymarin, of which the most prevalent and biologically active issilybinMilk thistle is used as a hepatoprotectant, protecting the liverfrom chemical and environmental toxinsIt is also used in HerbalMedicine to support liver function and relieve digestive disturbances. Research suggests that bioactives in milk thistle may act through avariety of mechanisms, such as regulating free radical damage, cytokineproduction and hepatic tissue structureSilymarin has demonstratedthe ability to directly scavenge free-radicals, decrease lipid peroxidationand protect glutathione from depletion .By reducing reactive oxygenspecies in the mitochondria, silymarin promotes mitochondrial function, which may in turn help to maintain metabolic processes in the liver .It has also been shown to support liver function by promoting healthyhepatic lipid metabolismSilymarin maintains liver health and structureby regulating NF?B activity to decrease cytokine production, whilemediating protein synthesis in hepatocytesBy stimulating theproduction of bile, a digestive juice produced by the liver that is critical tofat absorption, silymarin also helps to relieve digestive disturbances .

INGREDIENTS

Medicinal Ingredients Milk thistle 250 mg Non-Medicinal Ingredients Cellulose Hypromellose Silica