Product Introduction
This product is the dried mature fruit of Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. of the Asteraceae family. When the fruits are mature in autumn, the infructescences are harvested, sun-dried, the fruits are threshed, impurities are removed, and then sun-dried again.
**Properties, Flavors and Meridian Tropisms**
Bitter in flavor, cool in nature. It pertains to the liver and gallbladder meridians.
**Functions and Indications**
Clears heat and removes toxins, soothes the liver and promotes gallbladder function. It is used for damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder, pain in the hypochondrium, and jaundice.
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