Milk thistle (MT; Silybum marianum), a member of the Asteraceae family, is a therapeutic
herb with a 2,000‐year history of use. MT fruits contain a mixture of flavonolignans …

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a medicinal plant that has been used for thousands of
years as a remedy for a variety of ailments. The main component of S. marianum fruit extract …

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 …

Silymarin, a flavonolignan derived from Silybum marianum, possesses diverse
pharmacological activities, including hepatoprotective, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory …

Terpenes constitute the largest class of natural products and are important resources for the
pharmaceutical, food and cosmetics industries. However, due to their low water solubility …

Silymarin flavonolignans are well-known agents that typically possess antioxidative, anti-
inflammatory, and hepatoprotective functions. Recent studies have also documented the …

The booming prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in adults and children
will threaten the health system in the upcoming years. The “multiple hit” hypothesis is the …

Extraction has been used probably since the discovery of fire. Egyptians and Phoenicians,
Jews and Arabs, Indians and Chinese, Greeks and Romans, and even Mayans and Aztecs …

Silymarin is an extract from the seeds (fruits) of Silybum marianum that contains
flavonolignans and flavonoids. Although it is frequently used as a hepatoprotective agent, its …

Abstract Silymarin (Silybum marianum; SM), popularly known as milk thistle, is an extract
that has been used for many centuries to treat liver diseases. In recent years, several studies …