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  • milk thistle extract (silymarin) — decreases gamma-glutamyl transferase

    Evidence strength: very limited.Finding
    “Silymarin monotherapy versus no intervention or placebo may decrease ALT (MD -7.21 U/L, 95% CI -10.62 to -3.80; 6 trials, 409 participants; very low-certainty evidence) and GGT (MD -8.30 U/L, 95% CI -12.43 to -4.17; 1 trial, 45 participants; very low-certainty evidence), but the evidence is very uncertain.”
    Quoted verbatim from Silymarin for adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease..
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Participants
    45
    Population
    Adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease; silymarin monotherapy versus no intervention or placebo, maximal follow-up; single trial

    Effect -8.3 mean difference, 95% CI -12.43 to -4.17

    Silymarin for adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.2025PMID:4055256910.1002/14651858.CD015524.pub2Permalink

To cite this finding: https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M5SS6TYNM1CJ4BPKNGBPCPBJ

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