*Cancer : Decrease the proliferation of cancer cells in breast, lung, colon,prostate, cervical and renal cancers : the silymarin compound in milk thistle may help prevent and treat cancer.
* [[Skin Cancer]] : milk thistle extract, called silibinin, protect against skin cancer-causing ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation, but it also kills cells that have undergone mutations due to ultraviolet-A (UVA) radiation -- a process that would potentially lead to cancer.
* Silymarin helps increase levels of [[Glutathione]] and [[Superoxide Dismutase]] (SOD) your bodies two most powerful intracellular anti-oxidants.
*Protect against sun damage and other problematic skin conditions
*Fight free radical damage with its antioxidant properties