"Yes, good article on the herb, but I wanted to point out that many of the benefits come from its bitterness. So you do not get all the effects if you take it in a capsule. For example milk thistle only cleanses the liver and stimulates the gallbladder when used as a bitter."

Hv I did not get this answered. It is supposed to circulate, and accumulate in a sort of continuous loop by the sound of the article, and protect and regenerate cells.

I don't understand what they are saying about the circulating. The flavonoids in the milk thistle accumulate in the liver locking on to receptors to protect the liver. Regeneration requires metabolization of the constituents by liver cells. So I just don't see where they think the active constituents are being circulated to.

Are you saying i will not get these benefits either? Or is it just the cleansing benefit i won't get.

You still get the liver protecting, antioxidant and regeneration properties. It just is not a liver cleanser when take in capsule form since the only way it cleanses the liver is through the bitter effect.

I'm using the schisandra on tongue as a bitter at the moment anyway.

I could open the caps up and take the contents i suppose.

Yes, but it is a lot cheaper to start with powders. Buying herbs already capsuled is an expensive proposition.