milk thistle (silymarin) works for diabetes
January 2007
Patients are asking if milk thistle (silymarin) works for diabetes.
Milk thistle is commonly used for liver problems. But more patients are buying it to control blood glucose.
New evidence suggests that 200 mg TID of milk thistle seed extract reduces blood glucose by about 20 mg/dL after four months of therapy. It might also drop cholesterol and triglycerides.
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