Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a medicinal plant from the Asteraceae family. Silymarin is
the major constituent of milk thistle extract and is a mixture of some flavonolignans such as …

The health benefits of plant food-based diets could be related to both integrated antioxidant
and antiinflammatory mechanisms exerted by a wide array of phytochemicals present in fruit …

Background & Aims Silymarin is a complex mixture of 6 major flavonolignans and other
minor polyphenolic compounds derived from the milk thistle plant Silybum marianum; it has …

Silybum marianum (SM), a well-known plant used as both a medicine and a food, has been
widely used to treat various diseases, especially hepatic diseases. The seeds and fruits of …

Medicinal plants are considered the reservoir of diverse therapeutic agents and have been
traditionally employed worldwide to heal various ailments for several decades. Silymarin is a …

Natural products have always been exploited to promote health and served as a valuable
source for the discovery of new drugs. In this review, the great potential of natural …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. or Milk thistle is a
medicinal plant native to Northern Africa, Southern Europe, Southern Russia and Anatolia. It …

Advancements in the field of research and development have paved toward the use of
herbal agents to cure and control health maladies. Milk thistle (Silybum marianum L.) is one …

Andrographolide is a major diterpenoid of Andrographis paniculata and possesses several
biological activities, including protection against oxidative stress mediated neurotoxicity …

A balanced metabolic profile is essential for normal human physiological activities.
Disproportions in nutrition give rise to imbalances in metabolism that are associated with …