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Posted by bubbalyme (Member # 11652) on :

Dear friends,

I have the adult dose, but I don't have a formula by weight to extrapolate a childs dose.

Please advise.

Thanks.

Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :

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If you go to the authors who write about the adult dose and contact them, they will likely help you. In many of the articles and even book links, there is a contact method for the author. I forgot to mention that when I posted some links for you yesterday. Most will not list the child's dose but if you talk to them, you can find out more.

You'd be surprised just how approachable some of these people are.

If you can find it, a glycerine extract (alcohol-free) would be a good way to start as the dose can be easily adjusted.
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Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :

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Just a couple results from a Google Search for : "Milk Thistle" child
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http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA400648/Is-Milk-Thistle-OK-for-Children.html

From website of Andrew Weil, M.D.

Q: Is Milk Thistle OK for Children?

Excerpt:

. . . I see no reason why your son shouldn't be able to take milk thistle (Silybum marianum), . . .

. . .The correct dosage for children is 5-10 mg per kilogram of body weight per day. . . .

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http://www.raysahelian.com/milkthistle.html

Milk Thistle supplement with silymarin, benefits and side effects, use for liver health, the right dosage by Ray Sahelian, M.D.

Abstract: Randomized controlled trial of silymarin treatment in patients with cirrhosis of the liver.

Hepatol. 1989 Jul;9(1):105-13. 

. . . Analysis of subgroups indicated that treatment with silymarin in milk thistle was effective in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and in patients initially rated 'Child A' . . .

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/pubmed

PubMed Search for Medical Abstracts:

Milk Thistle, child - 4 abstracts

Silymarin, child - 23 abstracts

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A Google cross-search for this combination finds more results:

Silymarin, children, dose

The best result from that:
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http://www.nutrasanus.com/milk-thistle.html

Milk Thistle Herb

Excerpt:

Dosage Recommendations

The suggested dose of milk thistle is generally 12 to 15 grams of dried herb (200 to 400 mg silymarin) per day or silymarin-phosphatidylcholine complex 100 to 200 mg two times per day.

For liver protection, 120 mg silymarin (about 2 capsules) two times per day. For liver damage from alcohol, drugs, or chemicals, the recommended dosage of silymarin-phosphatidylcholine should be increased from two times per day to three times per day.

[CHILD] Adjust the recommended adult dose to account for the child's weight. Most herbal dosages for adults are calculated on the basis of a 150 lb (70 kg) adult. Therefore, if the child weighs 50 lb (20 to 25 kg), the appropriate dose of milk thistle for this child would be 1/3 of the adult dosage.
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