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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRYSOERIOL | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNICIN | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Leaf | 1.0 | 4.1 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Plant | not available | 4.1 | -0.34 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| COSMOSIIN | 4 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTEINE | 13 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROCONIFERYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | 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. |
| DEHYDRODICONIFERYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Seed | not available | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROSILYBIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROSILYBIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROSILYBIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROSILYBIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DODECA-1-11-DIENE-3-5-7-9-TETRAYNE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 10000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Seed | not available | 1000.0 | -0.54 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ERIODICTYOL | 10 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTYOL | 10 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYLENE | 1 | Leaf | not available | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 12760.0 | 58000.0 | 0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Plant | not available | 58000.0 | 0.09 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 160000.0 | 450000.0 | 0.97 | 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 * |