Milk thistle ( Silybum marianum (L.)Gaertn. ): An overview about its pharmacology and medicinal uses with an emphasis on oral diseasesAliaa Abdelmoniem Bedeir Eita a b
2.3.4Silybum marianum Silybum marianum(L.) Gaertn. (Asteraceae) is an importantmedicinal plant. The hepato-protective constituent ofS. marianumissilymarinwhich is obtained from its fruit.Silymarincomplex is a rich mixture ofsilychristin,silybin, and silymarim (Freitag et al., 2015).Silybinis highly...
History, Traditional Herbal & Culinary Uses of Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) History: Milk thistle, scientifically known as Silybum marianum, has been used for over 2000 years for its medicinal properties. The plant is native to Northern Africa, Southern Europe, Southern Russia, and Anatolia. It...
Silybum marianumL. (S. marianum) is an annual/biennial medicinal plant of the Asteraceae family that is used to treat kidney, spleen, liver, and gallbladder diseases (Abenavoli et al.2018; Karkanis et al.2011). It is native to western and central Europe and northern India, and has been ...
Milk thistle ( Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner) belong to family Asteraceae is widespread throughout the world. Milk thistle's common name comes from the white markings on the leaves and its milky white sap used traditionally by nursing mothers to increase milk. Milk thistle appears to be safe...
Silybum marianum , commonly known as Milk Thistle and one of the important members of the Asteraceae family, is the focus of research due to both its wide range of medicinal effects and its use as vegetables. Having a history of over 2000years, S. marianum has been used by different ...
Silybum marianum is an important medicinal plant, belonging to family composite. This plant is an annual or biennial herb that has been widely used in traditional system of medicine, particularly in treatment of various liver and bile related diseases. Due to its high potency, its use as ...
N. 1993. Metal content of the medicinal plants Agave marianum, Sambucus nigra and Silybum Marianum. In R. Vartika, K. Poonam, K. Sayyada, A. K. S. Rawat, and M. Shantan (Eds), Heavy metal accumulation in some herbal drugs. Pharmaceutical Biology, 39(5): 384-387....
Silibinin or silybin, the active component of silymarin, isolated from seed fruits of milk thistle (Silybum marianum), has been used as a traditional herbal remedy in the liver treatment for decades (Fig. 1). The medicinal benefits of this plant were first reported by Theoprastus of Eresos ...
Silybum marianum (Milk Thistle) The cultivation of Silybum marianum (milk thistle) as a medicinal plant dates back to the ancient Egypt age over 2000 years ago. Milk thistle is available mainly as an extract from seed. Two commonly available commercial products are silymarin and silibinin....