Potential Health Benefits of Milk Thistle

• Fermented Milk Thistle Seeds

Compounds in milk thistle have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Milk thistle may also help regulate immune system response. Although probably best known for its effects on liver health, active compounds from milk thistle may also be beneficial in the following health conditions:^{(11, 12, 52)}

• Acne⁽⁵³⁾
• Allergic asthma⁽⁵⁴⁾
• Arthritis⁽⁵⁵⁾
• Atopic dermatitis⁽⁵⁶⁾
• Bacterial infections^(48, 57)
• Bladder cancer⁽⁵⁸⁾
• Brain cancer⁽¹⁵⁰⁾
• Brain damage from methamphetamine use & treatment⁽⁵⁹⁾
• Breast cancer⁽⁶⁰⁾
• Cataracts⁽⁶¹⁾
• Cavities⁽⁶²⁾
• Chikungunya fever (mosquito-borne infection)⁽⁶³⁾
• Cognitive impairment⁽⁵⁹⁾
• Contact dermatitis⁽⁶⁴⁾
• Depression⁽⁶⁵⁾
• Diabetes⁽⁶⁶⁾
• Diabetic nephropathy^(67, 68)
• Diabetic neuropathy⁽⁶⁹⁾
• Diabetic retinopathy⁽⁷⁰⁾
• Dry skin⁽⁷¹⁾
• Genital herpes⁽⁷²⁾
• Gout⁽⁷³⁾
• Hearing loss (noise-induced)⁽⁷⁴⁾
• Heart attack⁽⁷⁵⁾
• High cholesterol⁽⁷⁶⁾
• HIV⁽⁷⁷⁾
• Immune-boosting⁽⁷⁸⁾
• Indigestion⁽⁷⁹⁾
• Insulin resistance^(66, 76)
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)⁽⁸⁰⁾
• Jaundice (in infants)⁽⁸¹⁾
• Liver cancer⁽⁸²⁾
• Lung cancer⁽⁸³⁾
• Malaria⁽⁸⁴⁾
• Melasma⁽⁸⁵⁾
• Menopause symptoms⁽⁸⁶⁾
• Metabolic syndrome⁽⁷⁶⁾
• MRSA skin infections⁽⁸⁷⁾
• Mushroom poisoning⁽¹³⁾
• Neurodegenerative conditions (such as Alzheimer's disease)^(88, 89)
• Obesity⁽⁷⁶⁾
• Obsessive compulsive disorder⁽⁹⁰⁾
• Oral mucositis⁽⁹¹⁾
• Osteoporosis⁽⁹²⁾
• Parkinson's disease⁽⁹³⁾
• Preeclampsia⁽⁵⁰⁾
• Prostate cancer⁽⁹⁴⁾
• Psoriasis⁽⁹⁵⁾
• Saggy skin⁽⁹⁶⁾
• Sepsis complications in brain and lungs⁽¹²⁾
• Severe skin burns⁽⁹⁷⁾
• Skin cancer⁽⁹⁸⁾
• Spinal cord injury⁽⁹⁹⁾
• Stomach ulcer^(100, 101)
• Stroke⁽¹⁰²⁾
• Thalassemia⁽¹⁰³⁾
• Traumatic brain injury⁽⁹⁹⁾
• Upper respiratory infection⁽¹⁰⁴⁾
• Wound healing⁽¹⁰⁵⁾
• Wrinkles⁽⁹⁶⁾