Milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.) is a versatile crop that has adapted to the
broadly different soil and environmental conditions throughout all continents. To date, the …

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum L. Gaertn.) is the most researched plant for the treatment of
liver disease. Its therapeutic properties are due to the presence of silymarin, a mixture of …

Due to unmatched availability of chemical diversity, natural products from medicinal herbs
(as pure compounds or standardized extracts) provide unlimited opportunities for …

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.) is a rich source of phytochemical compounds
exhibiting functional roles in plant metabolism and nutraceutical effects on human health …

Chemical variation of Silybum marianum growing in the north, middle, and south of Egypt
was investigated. Variation was assessed according to the content of the individual silymarin …

Selection of milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.) genotypes for commercial
cultivation depends on wild population resources, rather than on selection of varieties. The …

Mature fruits collected from different milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.) plants,
grown in various habitats in Europe, were analysed for silymarin content and variation in …

Milk thistle [Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.] is an important medicinal-industrial plant. The
medicinal compounds of milk thistle are derived from its seeds. The plant is commercially …

Validated methods are needed for the analysis of natural product secondary metabolites.
These methods are particularly important to translate in vitro observations to in vivo studies …

Abstract Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn (Asteraceae) is a valuable medicinal plant utilized for
silymarin production. However, only fragmentary and contradictory information about …