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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |