doc natures SILYMARIN FORTE+ Milk Thistle Capsules is a food supplement with milk thistle and artichoke extract, vitamins and minerals. Choline contributes to the maintenance of normal liver function and normal fat metabolism. Phospholipids (from soy lecithin) act like microscopic oil capsules and improve the bioavailability of milk thistle extract. Artichoke contributes to supporting digestion, and black pepper improves the bioavailability of the natural ingredients. Vitamin E contributes to the protection against oxidative stress. Selenium contributes to the protection of cells, e.g., in the liver, from oxidative stress. Vegan Lactose-free Without genetic engineering How does milk thistle help the liver? *Milk thistle supports normal liver function and the regeneration of liver cells. What does milk thistle contain? *Milk thistle extract contains 80% standardized silymarin, but also other ingredients such as fats, proteins and other secondary plant compounds like flavonoids and phytosterols. What is silymarin? Silymarin is not the same as milk thistle extract, but a specific complex of active ingredients derived from milk thistle. Silymarin is a flavonoid complex consisting primarily of the flavonolignans silybin, silychristin, and silydianin, and is responsible for milk thistles liver-protective properties. Why is milk thistle combined with artichoke? Milk thistle and artichoke are combined because their effects on the liver and gallbladder complement each other effectively: milk thistle primarily protects and regenerates liver cells, while artichoke can relieve the liver through bile flow and fat digestion. How does the artichoke affect the liver? Artichoke extracts containing bitter substances like cynarin increase the production of bile acids in the liver and stimulate the gallbladder to release more bile into the intestines. This improves fat digestion, alleviates discomfort such as bloating and flatulence, and reduces the burden on the liver through more efficient processing of fats and metabolic waste products. Additionally, artichoke leaves can have liver-protective and cholesterol-lowering effects. Each capsule contains 180 mg silymarin complex and 80 mg artichoke extract.