In cases that are caught early enough, massive doses of milk thistle extract can stop the worst of the damage — the extract contains chemicals that block the uptake of the toxin in liver cells.

如果及早发现，目前证据显示经静脉给予高剂量水飞蓟萃取物（milk tistle）有望阻止肝细胞进一步的损坏，水飞蓟素能减少肝细胞物质的进出，于是降低细胞的毒素摄取。