milk thistle

For many centuries extracts of milk thistle have been recognized as "liver tonics,I was wondering what other people thought of this product and if they use it It removes toxins from the liver .ie. alochol,nicotine.and is reported to have protective effects on the liver and to greatly improve its functionThe U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, found that,quit smoking now, while there is strong evidence of legitimate medical benefits,quit smoking, the studies done to date are of such uneven design and quality that no firm conclusions about degrees of effectiveness for specific conditions or appropriate dosage can yet be made.A review of studies of silymarin and liver disease which are available on the web shows an interesting pattern in that studies which tested low dosages of silymarin concluded that silymarin was ineffective, while studies which used significantly larger doses concluded that silymarin was biologically active and had therapeutic effects.Me i use it.I was wondering if its worth mentioning to people as removng the nicotine and toxins would really help a personduring stages of not smoking probably days before as well..