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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SILYBUM-MARIANUM-POLYACETYLENE-XIII | 0 | Root | not available | 12.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYCHRISTIN | 1 | Fruit | 7000.0 | 147500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYCHRISTIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYCHRISTIN | 1 | Seed | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYDIANIN | 1 | Fruit | 100.0 | 21300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYDIANIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYDIANIN | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYHERMIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYHERMIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYMARIN | 16 | Fruit | 7000.0 | 45000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYMARIN | 16 | Seed | 7000.0 | 60000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYMONIN | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYMONIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed Oil | not available | 178000.0 | 0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TAXIFOLIN | 17 | Fruit | 100.0 | 8000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TAXIFOLIN | 17 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | 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 * |