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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SILANDRIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILANDRIN | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILANDRIN-3-DESOXY-ISOSILYBIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| SILYBIN | 4 | Fruit | 500.0 | 30000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYBIN | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYBIN | 4 | Seed | 5000.0 | 17600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYBIN-A | 0 | Fruit | not available | 86400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYBIN-B | 0 | Fruit | not available | 86400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYBININ | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYBINOME | 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. |
| SILYBONOL | 0 | Seed | not available | 10200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYBUM-MARIANUM-POLYACETYLENE-IX | 0 | Root | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYBUM-MARIANUM-POLYACETYLENE-IX | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYBUM-MARIANUM-POLYACETYLENE-VII | 0 | Root | not available | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYBUM-MARIANUM-POLYACETYLENE-VIII | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYBUM-MARIANUM-POLYACETYLENE-X | 0 | Root | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYBUM-MARIANUM-POLYACETYLENE-XI | 0 | Root | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILYBUM-MARIANUM-POLYACETYLENE-XII | 0 | Root | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Laxative | 4 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAPK-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucogenic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Musculotropic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |