Silybum marianum can activate the regeneration of liver protein, restore the activity of liver cells damaged by alcohol and virus, scavenge free radicals, maintain the permeability of liver cell membrane, and reduce the damage of toxins to the liver. Long-term drinking of Silybum marianum can protect people suffering from acute and chronic hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis and toxic liver injury.

Silybum marianum has a history of at least 2000 years, and it is often used as an anti-alcoholism prescription in Europe and Britain, because it helps to reduce alcohol metabolism and the use of preservatives in distillation from the liver, and releases toxins to damage the liver. Because the liver metabolizes alcohol, Silybum marianum helps the liver to metabolize these toxins and reduce the damage to the liver itself.