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Pure Vitamins UK milk thistle and dandelion daisy family botanicals

Milk Thistle & Dandelion: The Plant Family and Safety Notes

Milk thistle and dandelion both belong to the daisy family (Asteraceae) — why they're traditionally paired, why a daisy-family allergy matters, and the key safety point: check with your GP or pharmacist about medication interactions.

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Pure Vitamins UK milk thistle standardised silymarin extract

What Is Silymarin? The Milk Thistle Compound Complex

What silymarin actually is: not a single molecule but a complex of flavonolignans (silybin, isosilybin, silychristin, silydianin) extracted from milk thistle seeds. What it means and why extracts are standardised to it.

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Pure Vitamins UK milk thistle with dandelion and artichoke tablets

Milk Thistle: Composition & Traditional Use

An honest guide to milk thistle: a Mediterranean daisy-family plant whose seeds contain the silymarin complex, with over 2,000 years of traditional use. Described by composition and heritage, not the liver claims that aren't permitted.

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