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http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/5665| Title: | Medicinal properties of milk thistle with special reference to silymarin– An overview |
| Authors: | Das, Subir Kumar Mukherjee, Sukhes Vasudevan, D M |
| Keywords: | Antioxidant;Anti-fibrotic;Anti-inflammatory;Anti-tumourogenesis;Anti-carcinogenic;Hepatoprotection;Hepatotoxicity;Silybin;Silibinin;Silymarin;Silybum marianum;Milk Thistle |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2008 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.8— A61K 36/00, A61K 36/28, A61P 1/16, A61P 17/18, A61P 29/00 |
| Abstract: | Milk Thistle, Silybum marianum Gaertn. plant has been used for centuries as a natural remedy for several diseases. Its active constituent, silymarin displays several medicinal properties, viz. antioxidant, hepatoprotective, cytoprotective, amelioration of hepatic collagen accumulation in advanced fibrosis, immunomodulatory activity, etc. Present paper summarizes various research reports on the medicinal properties of the plant with special reference to silymarin. |
| Page(s): | 182-192 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5665 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1092 (Online); 0972-592X (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | NPR Vol.7(2) [March-April 2008] |
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