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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 120000.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 390000.0 | 0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIXED-OIL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLAVONES | 0 | Seed Coat | not available | 36600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUMARIC-ACID | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID | 22 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECA-1-8-15-TRIENE-11-13-DIYN-10-OL | 0 | Root | not available | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECA-1-8-15-TRIENE-11-13-DIYNE | 0 | Root | not available | 1400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECA-1-CIS-8-CIS-15-TRIENE-11-13-DIYN-10-OL | 0 | Root | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECA-CIS-2-CIS-9-16-TRIENE-4-6-DIYNE | 0 | Root | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECATRIEN-(1,8,15)-DIIN-(11,13) | 0 | Root | not available | 1.4 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| HEPTADECATRIEN-(1,8,15)-DIIN-(11,13)-OL-(10) | 0 | Root | not available | 0.8 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| HISTAMINE | 18 | 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. |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 23.0 | 106.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Plant | not available | 106.0 | -0.61 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| ISOSILYBIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidiabetic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Lead) | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Mercury) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidysphagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antieczemic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antielastase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiencephalitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendometriotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienterotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |