Milk thistle (Silybum marianum ... which is where the plant gets its common name from, explains Amy Enfield of ScottsMiracle-Gro. 'The plant is large – up to six feet tall,' she says.

I went out and took two of these before a night of drinking and I woke up and ran a 5k the next day,” a TikTok user claimed.

Let’s explore the evidence-based benefits, possible side effects, and best practices for using milk thistle for liver health.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Native to Europe but common in the U.S. today as well, milk thistle is a flowering plant in the daisy (Asteraceae) family of flowers.

Superintendent pharmacist Carolina Goncalves of Pharmica, says: "Taking milk thistle supplements can theoretically help to prevent common inflammatory diseases such as diabetes and fatty liver ...