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Silymarin is the extract and silybin the active. Intravenous silibinin is genuine emergency treatment for Amanita poisoning; the capsule is a different proposition.

Filed under Botanical Constellation Liver & bile Status Upcoming

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Silymarin is the extract and silybin the active. Intravenous silibinin is genuine emergency treatment for Amanita poisoning; the capsule is a different proposition.

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