Milk thistle

Protects against liver damage from alcohol, hepatitis and chemical toxins; regenerates already damaged liver tissue

The milk thistle, a tall, spiny plant native to the Mediterranean, got its name from its milky sap — and from a legend that the plant's white-veined leaves resulted from a sprinkling of mother's milk from the Virgin Mary. (The legend accounts for its other name, Mary thistle, and its botanical name, Silybum marianum.)

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