Remedy · herb
Milk thistle
Also: Silybum marianum, silymarin
A traditional liver herb with modest, uncertain modern evidence.
Active compounds Silymarin
Evidence by condition
Each grade reflects the research for Milk thistle and that condition specifically.
- CFatty liver disease (NAFLD)
May modestly improve liver enzymes; effects on liver structure/fibrosis are unproven.
2 citation s
- A Randomized Trial of Silymarin for the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Randomized trial 2017 · Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology · DOI 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.04.016
- Milk Thistle NCCIH · accessed 2026-06-21
- A Randomized Trial of Silymarin for the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis