Common Names
Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE | 7 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | 887.0 | 4030.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
MAGNESIUM | 65 | Plant | not available | 4030.0 | -0.01 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
MANGANESE | 14 | Leaf | 3.2 | 14.7 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
MANGANESE | 14 | Plant | not available | 14.7 | -0.59 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
MUCILAGE | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
NARINGENIN | 56 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
NARINGENIN | 56 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
NEOSILYHERMIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
NEOSILYHERMIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 2.2 | 10.0 | -1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
NIACIN | 39 | Plant | not available | 10.0 | -0.93 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
NITRATES | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
OCTADECATRIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
OCTADECENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed Oil | 180000.0 | 250000.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
---|---|---|
Antiophthalmic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antiosteoarthritic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Antiosteoporotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antioxidant | 20 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiparkinsonian | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antipellagric | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antiperiodontal | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiperiodontitic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Antiperistaltic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antipermeability | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiperoxidant | 2 | Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991. |
Antiperoxidative | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Antipharyngitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |