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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 4 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Proteinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protisticide | 1 | Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 3 | Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216. |
| Radioprotective | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| RNA-genic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Secretogogue | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Sedative | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Serotonin-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spasmogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Succinoxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sunscreen | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sweetener | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sympathomimetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |