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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
APIGENIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE | 2 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
APIGENIN-7-O-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
AROMADENDRIN | 3 | Fruit | not available | 150.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 26.0 | 120.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASH | 0 | Leaf | 13860.0 | 63000.0 | -0.98 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASH | 0 | Plant | not available | 63000.0 | -1.05 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 7.0 | 31.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Plant | not available | 31.0 | -0.56 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | not available | 100.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
BETAINE | 14 | Seed | not available | 80.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 1421.0 | 6460.0 | -0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
CALCIUM | 28 | Plant | not available | 6460.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
CHROMIUM | 24 | Leaf | 0.5 | 2.2 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
CHROMIUM | 24 | Plant | not available | 2.2 | -0.66 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
CHRYSOERIOL | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
---|---|---|
Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Antihypertensive | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiimpotence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Antiinfertility | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Antiinflammatory | 16 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antiinsomnic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antikeshan | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antiketotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antilepric | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
Antilethargic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antileukemic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |