Scientists used silibin, one of the main components of milk thistle, to remove the lung cancer cells in mice. This experiment was a success! Milk thistle may turn out to be as if not more effective than ‘ best treatments. Milk thistle works by stopping chains of infected cells from gaining more cells and there are no harmful side effects. What i found most interesting about this article is that they found a new use for milk thistle. It has been used for over 2,000 years but usually for treating the liver and the gallbladder. I am very glad that they have found a potential treatment for lung cancer.