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silymarine

milk thistle (Silybum marianum)

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Reported Uses

  • NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
  • acne [Insufficient Evidence]
  • acral erythema, chemo-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • acute kidney injury [Insufficient Evidence]
  • alcoholic liver disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • allergic rhinitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Alzheimer disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • atrial fibrillation prevention [Insufficient Evidence]
  • beta-thalassemia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • BPH [Insufficient Evidence]
  • COVID-19 [Insufficient Evidence]
  • critical illness (trauma) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diabetes mellitus [Possibly Effective]
  • diabetic nephropathy [Insufficient Evidence]
  • dyslipidemia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • dyspepsia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • endometriosis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • gambling disorder [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hepatic cirrhosis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hepatitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hepatitis B [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hepatitis C [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hepatotoxicity, chemo-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hepatotoxicity, toxin-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hyperlipoproteinemia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hypoxic liver injury [Insufficient Evidence]
  • infertility in patients of childbearing potential [Insufficient Evidence]
  • lactation promotion [Insufficient Evidence]
  • melasma [Insufficient Evidence]
  • menopausal symptoms [Insufficient Evidence]
  • metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • metabolic syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • multiple sclerosis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • mushroom toxicity (Amanita phalloides) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • nephropathy prophylaxis, contrast-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • nephrotoxicity, chemo-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • obesity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • obsessive-compulsive disorder [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Parkinson disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • peripheral neuropathy, chemo-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • postpartum complications [Insufficient Evidence]
  • prostate CA [Insufficient Evidence]
  • radiation dermatitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • radiation mucositis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • rheumatoid arthritis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • trichotillomania [Insufficient Evidence]
  • ulcerative colitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • vitiligo [Insufficient Evidence]

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