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Yes, as long as it is prescribed by a Naturopath or Herbalist. It can be fantastic for persistent nausea, obstetric cholestastis, and people with existing liver or gall bladder complaints. Dose is very important in pregnancy, and usually less is more - you don't want to push the liver into 'detox-mode' when you are pregnant.
Nicole Tracy
Naturopath
Melbourne, Australia
What else can I help you with?
Should you take milk thistle while taking a steroid or after?
Both: during and after cycle.
How long after you stop taking milk thistle is it safe to get pregnant?
It is actually safe to take milk thistle while you are pregnant.
Can swimmer take milk thistle during tapering for big swim gala?
can swimmer use milk thistle before and during swimming competition
What are the common names of the milk thistle plant?
Mary thistle, St. Mary thistle, Marian thistle, and lady's thistle.
What are the drug interactions associated with taking milk thistle?
Drugs with the same therapeutic properties as milk thistle may enhance the effect of the herb. No reported negative drug interactions. When taking other medications consult a medical practitioner.
What is the Tamil name of milk thistle root?
Milk thistle
Is it safe to take niacin and milk thistle together?
Yes. Milk thistle has very few interactions. On the other hand, the mechanism of niacin's beneficial actions aren't well understood, but they seem to involve how it is processed in the liver. So if I were taking milk thistle and niacin, I would be inclined to take them a few hours apart, so that the liver can deal with the niacin without the milk thistle interfering...
Is fresh milk safe to drink during pregnancy?
NoFresh milk is not safe during pregnancy.
What is urdu name of milk thistle?
oont katara is the name of milk thistle in urdu
Will milk thistle stop my contraceptive pill from working?
There are no reports of any interaction between milk thistle and oral contraception and nobody has reported that it caused their contraception to fail. However, no studies have ever addressed this issue and therefore there is no definite . Milk Thistle detoxes the liver and so may cause an interaction, however there have never been any reports of this. The nature of milk thistle is to clean out this organ and so I would always be dubious to use milk thistle within 4 hours of taking the pill, just as one should be careful to take another pill if they vomit or have diarrhea within 4 hours of taking the pill.
What is milk thistle in arabic?
The milk thistle (Lactuca serriola) is called khass minshaarii in Arabic. Another plant (Silybum marianum) called milk thistle in English is called silbiin maryamii in Arabic.
What is milk thistle in Tamil?
"விஷ்னு க்ரந்தி" vishnu kranti is the Tamil name for milk thistle. Nowadays milk thistle in combination with dandelion extract is used for supporting liver functions effectively.
