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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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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ISOSILYBIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOSILYBIN-A 0 Fruit not available 42800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOSILYBIN-B 0 Fruit not available 42800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOSILYCHRISTIN 0 Fruit not available 100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Seed not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE-7-O-BETA-D-GALACTURONIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ALPHA-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KARDOLLIN-22 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KARDOLLIN-35 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KARDOLLIN-75 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KARDOLLIN-95 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed Oil 600000.0 700000.0 1.21 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Kidney) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Lung) 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Prostate) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 2 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Thyroid) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 3 Yasukawa, K., Takido, M., Takeuchi, M., Sato, Y., Nitta, K., and Nakagawa, S. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Flavonol Glycosides on 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-Induced Tumor Promotion. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(3): 774-776, 1990.
Antitussive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antivaginitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antivaricose 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 8 Duke, 1992 *
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *