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Milk thistle increases bile flow and secretion which can result in loose
stools.
If you think that you have a liver disorder, seek medical advice.
Can actually depress normal liver function if herb is not needed by the body.
Milk thistle has the potential to modulate cytochrome P450 activity and thus
participate in interactions with conventional drugs.
- Xenobiotica 2002 Jun;32(6):451-78 -- Pharmacokinetic interactions between
herbal remedies and medicinal drugs. -- Ioannides C.
Adverse and possibly violent reactions have been reported such as intermittent
episodes of sweating, nausea, colicky abdominal pain, fluid diarrhoea,
vomiting, weakness and collapse.
- Med J Aust 1999 Mar 1;170(5):218-9 -- An adverse reaction to the herbal
medication milk thistle (Silybum marianum). Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory
Committee. MILK THISTLE - IN STOCK
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