1. A laxative effect for milk thistle has also been reported infrequently. 2. He sometimes prescribes liver-supportive herbal supplements such as milk thistle , dandelion and burdock. 3. An optimal dosage for milk thistle preparations has not been established. 4. Mild gastrointestinal distress is the most common adverse event reported for milk thistle . 5. Toxic effects have apparently not been reported from consumption of milk thistle , he said. 6. It contains extracts from more than 30 herbs, primarily milk thistle , elderflower and yarrow. 7. They are all over the South scattered like milk thistle seeds in the wind. 8. Q . I bought some milk thistle tea, Silybum marianum, at the health food store. 9. Cochrane concluded that more good-quality randomized clinical trials on milk thistle versus placebo are needed. 10. Milk thistle , for instance, can protect the liver from the ravages of cirrhosis or chemotherapy.