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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antierythemic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antiescherichic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antifatigue | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antifeedant | 6 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Antifertility | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrosarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrotic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigallstone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastric | 1 | Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85. |
| Antigastritic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiglossitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiglycosuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |