Recent advances of organogels: from fabrications and functions to applications

L Zeng, X Lin, P Li, FQ Liu, H Guo, WH Li - Progress in organic coatings, 2021 - Elsevier
As a kind of important semi-solid material, the gel has gained increasing attention due to the
high demand for fundamental research and practical applications. Organogels are gels …

Safety and toxicity of silymarin, the major constituent of milk thistle extract: An updated review

V Soleimani, PS Delghandi, SA Moallem… - Phytotherapy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Organogels, promising drug delivery systems: An update of state-of-the-art and recent applications

CL Esposito, P Kirilov, VG Roullin - Journal of controlled release, 2018 - Elsevier
Organogels are semi-solid systems with an organic liquid phase immobilized by a three-
dimensional network composed of self-assembled, crosslinked or entangled gelator fibers …

Formulation strategies for enhancing the bioavailability of silymarin: the state of the art

A Di Costanzo, R Angelico - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Silymarin, a mixture of flavonolignan and flavonoid polyphenolic compounds extractable
from milk thistle (Silybum marianum) seeds, has anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer …

Lipid-based delivery systems for flavonoids and flavonolignans: liposomes, nanoemulsions, and solid lipid nanoparticles

S Ranjbar, A Emamjomeh, F Sharifi, A Zarepour… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Herbal chemicals with a long history in medicine have attracted a lot of attention.
Flavonolignans and flavonoids are considered as two classes of the above-mentioned …

Tailoring the multi-functional properties of phospholipids for simple to complex self-assemblies

T Waghule, RN Saha, A Alexander, G Singhvi - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
The unique interfacial properties, huge diversity, and biocompatible nature of phospholipids
make them an attractive pharmaceutical excipient. The amphiphilic nature of these …

Silymarin impacts on immune system as an immunomodulator: One key for many locks

N Esmaeil, SB Anaraki, M Gharagozloo… - International …, 2017 - Elsevier
Silymarin is a flavonoid complex extracted from the Silybum marianum plant. It acts as a
strong antioxidant and free radical scavenger by different mechanisms. But in addition to …

Anti-Parkinson potential of silymarin: Mechanistic insight and therapeutic standing

H Ullah, H Khan - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) involves aggregation of α-synuclein and progressive loss of
dopaminergic neurons. Pathogenesis of PD may also be related to one's genetic …

[PDF][PDF] Milk thistle (Silybum marianum): a valuable medicinal plant with several therapeutic purposes

V Valková, H Ďúranová, J Bilčíková… - The Journal of …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Due to unmatched availability of chemical diversity, natural products from medicinal herbs
(as pure compounds or standardized extracts) provide unlimited opportunities for …

The Influence of Tea Tree Oil on Antifungal Activity and Pharmaceutical Characteristics of Pluronic® F-127 Gel Formulations with Ketoconazole

M Wróblewska, E Szymańska, K Winnicka - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fungal skin infections are currently a major clinical problem due to their increased
occurrence and drug resistance. The treatment of fungal skin infections is based on …