Pegasus Health Milk Thistle

Pegasus Health

Milk Thistle for horses can be used as a remedy to promote a healthy liver and avoid skin complaints that can arise if the liver is not functioning as it should. It is rich in antioxidants and cleanses and detoxifies the body and helps stimulate new liver cell growth.

Ground Milk Thistle seeds contain the active ingredient of the Silymarin complex. Milk thistle leaf, is NOT rich in silymarin, and is NOT a substitute for Milk Thistle seed.

Milk Thistle contains:

• The Silymarin complex which includes three flavonoids - Silibinin, Silidianin and Silicristin - which are potent antioxidants and fight free radicals
• Linoleic acid - an essential fatty acid
• Essential oils
• Protein
• Starch

Feed to:

• Horses who need extra support for the liver
• Horses with kidney or pancreatic complaints
• Horses with skin complaints that may be the result of a poorly-functioning liver

100% pure ground Milk Thistle seeds (Sylybum marianum) with no added bulkers or fillers.

	g per day
Horses & Ponies	15 - 40

A 2.5 kilo tub fed at 30g per day will last 83 days.

Milk Thistle for horses is classed as a herb, but it is also a type of thistle belonging to the sunflower family. For centuries it has been recognised as a natural, non-toxic treatment for a variety of liver complaints.



Milk Thistle for horses can be used as a remedy to promote a healthy liver and avoid skin complaints that can arise if the liver is not functioning as it should.

Milk Thistle for horses is rich in antioxidants - many times more potent as an antioxidant than vitamin E - and it cleanses and detoxifies the body and helps stimulate new liver cell growth.

Milk Thistle for horses can also be helpful in cases of kidney or pancreatic complaints.



The Milk Thistle is native to the Mediterranean regions of the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Over the years it has spread to other parts of the globe too.

Its name comes from the milky white sap which its leaves contain.



The seeds of the Milk Thistle have been used for around 2,000 years to treat liver disease and support proper liver function.



Excessive amounts of Milk Thistle for horses may cause loose stools, but it has no known toxicity level.



A healthy, fully-functioning liver is the key to the body being able to expel toxins effectively. The liver removes toxins from the body before they can damage other organs, including the heart, blood vessels and skin.

If the liver is not working properly perhaps because of disease then there can be major effects on overall health. Skin inflammations can sometimes be traced back to a weakness in the liver failing to rid the body of some toxins.



Milk Thistle seeds contain several active constituents, but the main and most important one is the Silymarin complex which includes three flavanoids: Silibinin, Silidianin, and Silicristin.

Silibinin is the most active of the three and it protects the liver by stopping certain toxins from entering its cells. It also stimulates the regeneration of damaged cells.



Silymarin protects the liver in a number of ways. It is able to bind to the outside of the liver cells and stops some toxins from getting inside the cells.



Silymarin boosts antioxidant activity by helping cells produce Glutathione which in turn helps to fight free radicals. Silymarin can raise Glutathione levels by 40% and will also increase super oxide dismutase in the red blood cells.

Silymarin can help cells to make new protein and in doing so helps those cells to regenerate.