Milk thistle as liver cleanser
Shri Sadguru Datta Institute of pharmacy, Kuhi, RTMNU, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Review
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2024, 20(02), 063–070.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2024.20.2.0812
Publication history:
Received on 09 September 2024; revised on 26 October 2024; accepted on 28 October 2024
Abstract:
This present review is focused on medicinal importance of milk thistle.it is a gold medicinal herb in traditional folk medicine for treatment of liver diseases and other health benefits. Silymarin is active constituents of milk thistle mainly present seeds which contain three Flavonolignans viz. silychristin, silybinin, and silidianin. Milk thistle seed extract (silymarin) and its constituents (mainly silibinin) act as liver tonic, hepatoprotective, cirrhosis, treating liver poisoing and other health beneficial like in blood disease, mushroom poisoing, lactation etc. Milk thistle seed is very promising herbal drug. More research is warranted to substantiate its broad ranging phytotherapeutic effects.
Keywords:
Milk thistle; Silymarin; Liver cleanser; Liver detoxification; Liver disease
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