Silybum


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Noun1.Silybum - small genus of east African herbsSilybum - small genus of east African herbs  
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
blessed thistle, holy thistle, lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, Silybum marianum, milk thistle - tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
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(9) Silymarin is a milk thistle (Silybum marianum) extract, which contains a mixture of flavonolignans.
Similar observations in callus formation were observed in Silybum marianum by Khan et al.
Silibinin is the pharmacologically most important compound of silymarin which contains different flavonolignans and is an extract from milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn., Asteraceae) [1].
Furthermore, silybin, the major flavonolignan from Silybum marianum seed extracts, demonstrated an inhibitory effect on LPS-induced production of TNF-[alpha] and IL-1[micro] and activation of NF-kB and the NLRP3 inflammasome in mice [16].
Thistle (Silybum marianum L.), in family Asteraceae, is one of the important hepatoprotective crops.
Silymarin isolated from Silybum marianum has been found to be a potent anti-hepatotoxic agent against a number of toxicants.