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Plant Silybum marianum (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Milk Thistle, Lady's Thistle
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-TAXIFOLIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-SILANDRIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-EPOXY-TRIDEC-3-ENE-5-7-9-11-TETRAYNE 0 Root not available 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-DEHYDROSILYCHRISTIN 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
2,3-DEHYDROSILYCHRISTIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-DEHYDROSILYMARIN 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
2,3-DEHYDROSILYMARIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-DEOXYSILYCHRISTIN 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-DEOXYSILYCHRISTIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-DEOXYSILYCHRISTIN 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-DEOXYSILYDIANIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
4'-5-7-TRIHYDROXY-3'-5'-DIMETHOXY-FLAVANONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4'-5-7-TRIHYDROXY-3'-5'-DIMETHOXY-FLAVANONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,7-DIHYDROXYCHROMONE 4 Plant not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALUMINUM 5 Leaf 59.0 267.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Plant not available 267.0 -0.23 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
APIGENIN 101 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-(2''-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL)-GALACTURONIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE-6''-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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