Silymarin leaves are generally not recommended. Clinically, it is the dried mature fruits of the artichoke that are used medicinally, either as a tea or as a decoction for internal use.
Artichoke is a herb of the Asteraceae family, but also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, the medicine is the dried mature fruit. It is bitter in taste, cool in nature, and belongs to the liver and gallbladder meridians. It has the effects of clearing heat and removing toxins (removing heat and toxins from the body) and dredging the liver and gallbladder (dredging the liver and gallbladder’s qi), and it can be used to treat jaundice and dystocia (pain in the area of the coxae and ribs) caused by damp-heat of the liver and gallbladder (damp-heat of the liver and gallbladder).
Silybum marianum can be brewed and consumed as tea or decocted and taken internally. Adverse effects of this product are not known. Note that the use of this product is prohibited for those who are allergic to this product, and allergy sufferers should take it with caution.
If you need to use this product, you should be under the guidance of a physician, do not unauthorized use of medication, so as not to avoid misunderstanding of the condition.