Milk Thistle has been found to be beneficial for people undergoing radiation therapy or chemotherapy, to help increase liver health.Milk Thistle fruits are known as achenes, from which a feathery tuft is removed and used for liver complaints and to help cleanse, strenghthen and protect the liver. It is used as a tonic, specifically for alcoholic hepatitis, fatty liver, mild liver cirrhosis, liver poisoning and acute viral hepatitis. Also for the effects of liver-toxic medications, possible potentials for anticancer effects against breast and prostate cancer, and gall bladder health and psoriasis.
