Milk Thistle - Nature"s best known plant for maintaining healthy liver function, milk thistle has been the subject of a huge nummber of scientific studies validating its benefits. The outcome of this research validates the common use of milk thistle in supporting proper liver and gall bladder health, liver cell regeneration and healthy detoxification processes. Some of the most remarkable protective effects of milk thistle seed appear to be associated with the profound antioxidant activity of certain active compounds. Although much of the investigation has focused on the silymarin flavonolignans, as with all plants, milk thistle seeds containin many other compounds as well which possess biological activity.