There is one double-blind randomized trial that found 600mg of Milk Thistle Extract to be as good as 30mg of Fluoxetine after 8 weeks: http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/20035818
It's only a small study and it wasn't placebo controlled, but sounds promising nevertheless. The flavanoid complex silymarin has been shown to increase serotonin levels in the cortex and interestingly to ameliorate decreases in dopamine and serotonin in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus associated with methamphetamine abuse.
Silymarin has maoi-properties, as mentioned in this study: http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/21352883
Has anyone tried Milk Thistle for anxiety problems, especially for OCD?
Edited by homopharma, 23 December 2013 - 04:15 PM.