Milk Thistle has been used in the treatment of liver diseases including liver cancer for years. It heals the liver by lowering enzyme levels and assisting the liver in its process of detoxifying the body. Herbalists and Chinese Physicians have prescribed milk thistle for all types of liver disorders including cirrhosis, inflammation, high liver enzymes, jaundice, hardening of the liver, hepatitis and liver cancer. Herbalists recommend milk thistle for any type of cancer as it is vital in aiding detoxification of the blood.
Scientific Evidence: anti-cancer effect of milk thistle
March 2, 2008 by velvetfont
PARDON THE USE OF UPPERCASE. PARKINSON’S HAS REDUCED ME TO ONE TYPING FINGER.
IN 1988, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ADVANCED PSC (SCHLEROSING CHOLANGITIS). DOCTORS PUSHED FOR A LIVER TRANSPLANT IN 1992.
BUT, EXTRACT OF MILK THISTLE TEA DRAMATICALLY LOWERED MY AST, ALT & BILIRUBIN NUMBERS. THE DOCTORS WERE BAFFLED BY THIS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEIR BRAINS WENT INTO SLEEP MODE WHEN INFORMED OF MY USE OF M-THISTLE TEA. IT DIDN’T FIT THEIR HORROR-TECHNOLOGY-CUT-AND-DRUG MODEL, APPARENTLY.
EUROPEAN MEDICS HAVE UTILIZED M-T IN THEIR HEPATIC PROTOCOLS FOR YEARS. EVENTUALLY, HOWEVER, I RAN OUT OF OPTIONS & WAS TRANSPLANTED IN 1994.
NEVERTHELESS, THIS HUMBLE LITTLE HERB BOUGHT ME A YEAR AND RELIEVED SYMPTOMS TO INCLUDE: MALAISE, CHRONIC ACID REFLUX, AND DEVILISH NOCTURNAL ITCHING.
HOPEFULLY, THIS INFO WILL BE USEFUL TO A FELLOW-SUFFERER. I MIGHT BLOG MY BATTLE WITH PSC AT MY OWN SITE HERE AT WORDPRESS.
CAVEAT! I’M NOT DISSEMINATING MEDICAL ADVISE, JUST A PIECE OF PERSONAL MEDICAL HISTORY.