Open AccessLetter to Editor: Silymarin as potent Hepatoprotectants
Author(s) -
Madhusudan Upadhyaya
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of phytopharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-480X
DOI - 10.31254/phyto.2012.1301
Subject(s) - silybum marianum , asteraceae , traditional medicine , milk thistle , chemistry , botany , medicine , biology
Silymarin (Legalon®) isolated from the seeds of Silybum marianum (Asteraceae) is a mixture of flavolignans (1.5−3%, in fruits)− silybin, silidianin and silychristin (Figure 1). It has been studied in detail, and compared with all plant substances known to possess antihepatotoxic activity.1