SILYBIN VS MILK THISTLE: FOR MAX BIOAVAILABILITY FOR LIVER
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Milk thistle has been in use for well over 2,000 years for liver disorders. Ancient civilizations noticed the health benefits from early on and science now indicates milk thistle’s benefits come from its ability to protect against cellular damage particularly in the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts. For example, ancient Romans used milk thistle to treat most any toxin in the body, even snakebites. However, it was primarily used for common liver ailments.
In Germany, the Health Department commissioned studies and concluded that milk thistle should be used in liver damage treatment even as severe as cirrhosis due to its safety and efficacy.
The active medical ingredient in milk thistle is silymarin, found in the milk thistle seed. Silymarin is composed of 6 compounds and Silybin is the one identified in bestowing its health benefits.
COMPARING BIOAVAILABILITY
It’s important to note that the comparative bioavailability of silybin over milk thistle is higher. Most studies show the absorption between the two is approximately 10:1. Mathematically stated, this requires 1000 mg of milk thistle to equal the health benefits found in that of 100 mg of silybin.
"SILYBIN IS THE ACTIVE COMPOUND IN MILK THISTLE AND HAS A 10X HIGHER ABSORPTION RATE."
For instance, it would require 1000mg of milk thistle to equal the benefits found in 100mg of Silybin. The bioavailability is enhanced further in the presence of phosphatidylcholine. It’s important to point out there is no study showing this water-soluble ingredient to be dangerous at high doses. When choosing a supplement to treat fatty liver or other liver ailments, coupling these ingredients should be a major consideration. This is the reason why we formulated our Hepatiben with phosphatidylcholine and Silybin at 100mg and not milk thistle.
Because the liver is involved in over 500 chemical reactions, it is further beneficial to have proper amino acids like one would find in MSM, Turmeric and NAC. Any liver product with all these ingredients would be considered a complete formulation enabling maximum liver detoxification as is the case with Hepatiben . We have done the work for our customers, so they don’t need to buy six or seven different supplements making it easier on your wallet and ease of taking them.
CHOLINE’S IMPORTANT ROLE:
Many are not aware the ingredient choline further increases silybin’s bioavailability. A common form of choline in supplementation is phosphatidylcholine. When choosing a supplement to treat fatty liver or other liver ailments, this should be a consideration.1
There are studies that prove increased absorption of the silybin phosphatidylcholine complex at approximately 7-8 times that without phosphatidylcholine. Any supplements taken to treat the liver, gallbladder and or bile ducts must have these two ingredients without exception to most effective: silybin and phosphatidylcholine.2
These two ingredients are fundamental in fast tracking liver recovery; although they are hard to find in the marketplace. This is one of the reasons Brendan Gaughran, founder of Liver Medic formulated Hepatiben so you don’t need to search for multiple supplements. They are all found in one solution: Hepatiben .
THE WAY IN WHICH SILYBIN WORKS IS AS FOLLOWS:
- Increasing the strength of cell walls, making it more difficult for toxins to cross into the cell.
- Promoting the breakdown of toxins especially in the liver (Phase II Conjugation).
- Acting as an anti-oxidant, blocking cell wall damage from free radicals.
Laboratory experiments have show silybin has possible cancer benefits as well, although Liver Medic does not endorse using silybin in place of cancer treatments. Independent studies have shown silybin decreases the toxicity of treatment and may slow the growth of certain cancers, while promoting healthy cell.3
* Silybin, choline and many other critical liver detox ingredients can be found in Hepatiben . Join the thousands of customers that have improved their liver health.
REFERENCES
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16164374
- https://doctormurray.com/phytosomes-herbal-support-increase-the-absorption-of-herbal-extracts
- https://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/milkthistle/Patient/page2
