A Review on Pharmacological, Cultivation and Biotechnology Aspects of Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.)

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.) is one of the valuable medicinal plants which used in the treatment of liver disorders. The major active constituents in this plant are flavonolignans, collectively known as silymarin which is a mixture of three isomer silybin, silydianin and silycristin....

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Main Authors: N Qavami, H Naghdi Badi, MR Labbafi, A Mehrafarin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institue of Medicinal Plants, ACECR 2013-09-01
Series:Journal of Medicinal Plants
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Online Access:http://jmp.ir/article-1-76-en.html