Silybum marianum

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Silybum marianum - tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America

blessed thistle, holy thistle, lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, milk thistle

genus Silybum, Silybum - small genus of east African herbs

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

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blessed thistle genus Silybum holy thistle lady's thistle milk thistle Our Lady's mild thistle Silybum			A standardized extract from the milk thistle Silybum marianum contains as its main constituents the flavo-noids silybin, silydianin and silychristin (Flora et al. Synergistic effect of silymarin and standardized extract of ... by Yadav, Narayan P.; Pal, Anirban; Shanker, Karuna; Bawankule, Dyaneshwar U.; Gupta, Anil K.; Darokar, / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology 21) SILYMARIN MAY IMPROVE FAILING KIDNEY FUNCTION Silymarin is an herbal preparation extracted from Silybum marianum (milk thistle) and Cynara cardunculus (artichoke thistle) seeds and fruits. Unique form of vitamin B6 protects against complications related to ... by Barclay, Laurie / Life Extension The efficacy of Silybum marianum (1) Gaertn (silymarin) in the treatment of type II diabetes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial," Phytotherapy Research, October 2006. This lowers your blood sugar, but the FDA doesn't want you to take ... by Women's Health Letter			silvervine silverware silverweed silverwork silverworker silvery Silvery iron silvery spleenwort silvery wormwood silvery-blue silvery-bodied silvery-gray silvery-green silvery-grey silvery-leafed silvery-leaved silvery-white silvex Silvia Silvia atricapilla silvichemical silvicolous Silvics silviculture Silybum Silybum marianum SIM SIM card sima Simagre simal simar simarouba Simarouba amara Simarouba glauca Simaroubaceae simaroubaceous Simarre simazine simba Simbirsk Simblot Simchas Torah Simchat Torah Simchath Torah Simcoe Simenon Simeon Simeon Stylites Simferopol Simhat Torah			silvicultural silvicultural silviculturally silviculturally silviculture silviculture silviculturist silviculturist silviculturists silviculturists Silvin, Mikhail Silvin, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Silvino Silvino Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi Silvio O. Conte Centers for the Neuroscience of Mental Disorders Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge Silvio Pellico Silvio Sosio Web Agency Silvoarable Agroforestry For Europe Silvretta SILVTR Silwan SILWC SILWF SILWY Silybum Silybum Silybum Silybum marianum Silyl Silyl Silyl Silylene Silylenes Silymarin Sim Sim Sim Sim Sim (disambiguation) Sim (disambiguation) SIM Access Profile SIM Application Tool Kit SIM Application Toolkit Sim Association for Stock Car Auto Racers SIM card SIM card SIM cardholder SIM cards SIM cards SIM chip Sim City Sim City 2 Sim City 2 Sim City 2000 Sim City 2000 Sim City 2K Sim City 3 Sim City 3000

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