im quite sure the liver can regenerate itself alot faster

You should be worrying yourself and thinking that the milk thistle has damaged your liver. Like most people your livered is tired from the wear and tear of modern living; poor diet, toxins and anxiety. The milk thistle has simply highlighted a problem that already exists. The liver has the natural ability to regenerate and even re-grow itself very quickly but you shouldn’t be thinking that it is damaged.

The active substance in milk thistle is silymarin. Laboratory studies demonstrate that silymarin is a potent antioxidant, stabilizes cellular membranes, stimulates detoxification pathways, stimulates regeneration of liver tissue, and inhibits the growth of certain cancer cell lines. Human clinical trials have investigated milk thistle or silymarin primarily in individuals with hepatitis or cirrhosis. Few adverse side effects have been reported for milk thistle, but little information about interactions with other drugs is available.

Several companies distribute milk thistle as a dietary supplement. In the United States, dietary supplements are regulated as foods, not drugs. Therefore, pre-market evaluation and approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are not required unless specific disease prevention or treatment claims are made. Because dietary supplements are not formally reviewed for manufacturing consistency, ingredients may vary considerably from lot to lot; in addition, there is no guarantee that ingredients identified on product labels are present at all or are present in the specified amounts.

One line of advice is to flush the liver before commencing a detoxification programmes using herbal medicines. The options open to you are:

Wait until the discomfort stops
Try a liver flush
Possibly, because you are attracted to herbal remedies, take raw grated beetroot dressed with flax oil and lemon juice for a few days.