Jarrow Formulas Detox C contains a synergestic blend of premium standardized phytochemicals, beneficial compounds found in plants, concentrated in bioflavonoids. The primary orientation of the formula is to detoxify the system and to clean the internal heat. Silymarin contains the antioxidant flavonoids silybin, silydianin and silychristin. Silymarin refers to the most active three components of milk thistle. These flavonoids are primarily silybin, with smaller amounts of silydianin and silychristin. Silymarin has long been used traditionally to protect and treat the liver, where it increases the content of the antioxidant glutathione (GSH).

Detox, short for detoxification, in general is the removal of toxic substances from the body. It is one of the major functions of the liver, lower gastrointestinal tract and kidneys.

Detox C contains PicroLiv is rich in biologically active glycosides known as kutkin. Schisandra, Scutellaria and Astragalus extracts are included in the formulation for their complementary activity. Vitamin C is a basic antioxidant and is essential to the synthesis of collagen and the health of connective tissue and gums.  It serves to improve immune response at certain stages of infection. A close relative of glucose itself, vitamin C may inhibit aging not only by being an antioxidant, but also by competing with glucose for the binding sites on proteins. As a detoxification nutrient, vitamin C has the advantage of being easily excreted from the body after serving its antioxidant purposes.