Milk thistle extract demonstrates potent activity against liver cancer

Share it with your friends Like

Thanks! Share it with your friends!

Close

By Dena Schmidt, staff writer

(NaturalHealth365) The compound silibinin, a flavonoid in milk thistle, has shown extremely promising activity against human liver cancer, according to University of California, Irvine researchers.

Both silibinin and silymarin are highly bioactive milk thistle compounds that are already linked with offering protection for the liver against damage from alcohol and drug use. Now silibinin is showing promise in protecting against a number of cancer types, including liver cancer.

Liver cancer cases have tripled in the U.S. since 1980

For the study, human cells were treated with the milk …read more

Source: Natural Health 365

    

  • Rating:
  • Views:167 views
  • Categories: Health