Liver fibrosis due to viral or metabolic chronic liver diseases is a major challenge of global
health. Correlating with liver disease progression, fibrosis is a key factor for liver disease …

Silymarin is the extract of Silybum marianum, or milk thistle, and its major active compound
is silybin, which has a remarkable biological effect. It is used in different liver disorders …

The use of medicinal plants in treating illnesses has been reported since ancestral times. In
the case of hepatic diseases, several species such as Silybum marianum, Phyllanthus niruri …

Silybum marianum or milk thistle (MT) is the most well‐researched plant in the treatment of
liver disease. The active complex of MT is a lipophilic extract from the seeds of the plant and …

The high prevalence of liver diseases such as chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis underscores
the need for efficient and cost-effective treatments. The potential benefit of silymarin …

Liver fibrosis can be considered as a dynamic and highly integrated cellular response to
chronic liver injury [1]. Whatever the etiology, the evolution of chronic liver disease (CLD) is …

New methods to protect skin from photodamage from sun exposure are necessary if we are
to conquer skin cancer and photoaging. Sunscreens are useful, but their protection is not …

Botanicals have been used traditionally by herbalists and indigenous healers worldwide for
the prevention and treatment of liver disease. Clinical research in this century has confirmed …

The flavonoid silymarin and one of its structural components, silibinin, are substances with
documented hepatoprotective properties. Their mechanisms of action are still poorly …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated within cells or, more generally, in a tissue
environment, may easily turn into a source of cell and tissue injury. Aerobic organisms have …