A 24-year-old male asked:
is it safe to get the milk thistle plant seeds and make a herbal drink for liver after boil them like tea. and what amount should be used as seeds?
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Dr. Charles Glueck answered
57 years experience Clinical Lipidology
No: Do not do this. The herbal drink will often produce symptomatic low blood glucose (sugar) levels, and the drink itself has no benefit for the liver.
Answered on Jun 22, 2016
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