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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIAMINE | 0 | Leaf | 0.7 | 3.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Leaf | 9.0 | 42.0 | 3.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Plant | not available | 42.0 | 1.44 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| TRIAMINE | 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. |
| TRIDEC-1-ENE-3-5-7-9-11-PENTAYNE | 0 | Root | 1.0 | 1000.0 | -0.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDEC-1-ENE-3-5-7-9-11-PENTAYNE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDEC-12-ENE-4-6-8-10-TETRAYN-1-AL | 0 | Root | not available | 400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECA-1-11-DIENE-3-5-7-9-TETRAYNE | 0 | Root | 3.0 | 3000.0 | 1.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECA-1-11-DIENE-3-5-7-9-TETRAYNE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECA-1-3-11-TRIENE-5-7-9-TRIYNE | 0 | Root | not available | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECA-1-3-11-TRIENE-5-7-9-TRIYNE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECA-3,5-DIENE-7,9,11-TRIYN-1-OL-ACETATE | 0 | Root | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECADIEN-(1,11)-TETRAIN-(3,5,7,9) | 0 | Root | not available | 3.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TRIDECADIEN-(3,5)-TRIIN-(7,9,11)-OL-(1)-ACETATE | 0 | Root | not available | 0.1 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TRIDECATRIEN-(1,3,11)-TRIIN-(5,7,9) | 0 | Root | not available | 0.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TRIDECEN-(1)-PENTAIN(3,5,7,9,11) | 0 | Root | not available | 1.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TRIDECEN-(12)-TETRAIN-(4,6,8,10)-AL-(1) | 0 | Root | not available | 0.4 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TYRAMINE | 11 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYRAMINE | 11 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | not available | 780000.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antilupus | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiLyme | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphocytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antilymphomic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimaculitic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimalarial | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antimastalgic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimastitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimeasles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antimelanomic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMeniere's | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antimenopausal | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 4 | Martindale's 29th |