Milk thistle has also been known to be used as food.

Milk thistle seems to have few side effects, even when taken for years.

There is no information available regarding the use of milk thistle by children.

Milk thistle is sometimes used as a natural treatment for liver problems.

Have any side effects or risks been reported from milk thistle?

It's unclear if milk thistle may have the same effects in other people.

Remember when he had asked about milk thistle and taurine?

More evidence is needed to rate the effectiveness of milk thistle for these uses.

More information is needed before doctors can say milk thistle actually benefits the liver.

All potential risks and/or advantages of milk thistle may not be known.

In general, milk thistle should be protected from light.

No information is available regarding a missed dose of milk thistle.

Research has backed up some uses of milk thistle for liver health.

Around the 16th century the milk thistle became quite popular and almost all parts of it were eaten.

Do not take milk thistle without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

Other substances in milk thistle have not been extensively studied.

Women who are breastfeeding or pregnant should avoid using milk thistle.

Have any clinical trials (research studies with people) of milk thistle been conducted?

It is not known whether milk thistle will harm an unborn baby.

Although rare, allergic reactions to milk thistle have been reported.

Toxic effects have apparently not been reported from consumption of milk thistle, he said.

People sometimes eat the stem and leaves of milk thistle in salads.

Taking milk thistle might affect how well the liver breaks down drugs.

Milk thistle might help the body break down estrogen pills to get rid of them.

Milk thistle may not be recommended in some situations.

The botanical name for milk thistle is Silybum marianum.

An adverse reaction to the herbal medication milk thistle (Silybum marianum).

The clinical utility of milk thistle (Silybum marianum) in cirrhosis of the liver.

Don't confuse blessed thistle with milk thistle (Silybum marianum).

- Silybum marianum

Silybum marianum extract has antifungal effects, preventing the growth of dermatophyte more than saprophyte fungi.

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) extract (225 mg)

The efficacy of Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.

Foster S: Milk Thistle: Silybum marianum.

Some evidence indicates intravenous silibinin, an extract from the blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum), may be beneficial in reducing the effects of death cap poisoning.

Milk Thistle Q. I bought some milk thistle tea, Silybum marianum, at the health food store.

Silybum marianum, colloquially identified as Carduus marianus, known as milk thistle, is an annual or biannual plant of the Asteraceae family.

For Ptolemy's town of Corsica, see Bonifacio, for the plant S. marianum, see Silybum marianum.

Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner, the Blessed Milk Thistle, which has a large number of other common names, such as Variegated Thistle.

Silymarin can be produced in callus and cells suspensions of Silybum marianum and substituted pyrazinecarboxamides can be used as abiotic elicitors of flavolignan production.

Flora K, Hahn M, Rosen H, et al.: Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) for the therapy of liver disease.

-Milk thistle (SILYBUM MARIANUM).

Sonnenbichler J, Scalera F, Sonnenbichler I, et al.: Stimulatory effects of silibinin and silicristin from the milk thistle Silybum marianum on kidney cells.

Many of my colleagues swear by extract from the seeds of the milk-thistle, or Silybum marianum, a flowering plant from the daisy family, which you can buy in capsule or liquid form.

Flavonolignans identified in Silybum marianum (milk thistle) silymarin complex include silibinin, silychristin, silydianin, dehydrosilybin, deoxysilycistin, deoxysilydianin, silandrin, silybinome, silyhermin and neosilyhermin and can be produced in vitro.

They are polyphagous in herbaceous plants, mainly feeding on Carduus nutans (hence the specific name) and Silybum marianum, as well as on Salvia, Urtica and Cirsium species.

The blessed milk thistle, Silybum marianum, is a plant in which another type of venal variegation occurs, but in this case it is due to a blister variegation occurring along the veins.

Milk thistle is also known as holy thistle, lady's thistle, Mary thistle, Marian thistle, St. Mary thistle, silybum, and Silybum marianum.

Bosisio E, Benelli C, Pirola O: Effect of the flavanolignans of Silybum marianum L. on lipid peroxidation in rat liver microsomes and freshly isolated hepatocytes.

Spiky annuals and biennials abound, chief among which in my eyes is Our Lady's thistle Silybum marianum, a biennial whose leafy green rosette bears in its first year a striking network of milky-white veins.

Milk thistle has also been known to be used as food.

Milk thistle seems to have few side effects, even when taken for years.

There is no information available regarding the use of milk thistle by children.

Have any side effects or risks been reported from milk thistle?

Milk thistle is sometimes used as a natural treatment for liver problems.

More evidence is needed to rate the effectiveness of milk thistle for these uses.

It's unclear if milk thistle may have the same effects in other people.

Remember when he had asked about milk thistle and taurine?

All potential risks and/or advantages of milk thistle may not be known.

More information is needed before doctors can say milk thistle actually benefits the liver.

Around the 16th century the milk thistle became quite popular and almost all parts of it were eaten.

Do not take milk thistle without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

No information is available regarding a missed dose of milk thistle.

Research has backed up some uses of milk thistle for liver health.

Toxic effects have apparently not been reported from consumption of milk thistle, he said.

It is not known whether milk thistle will harm an unborn baby.

In general, milk thistle should be protected from light.

Although rare, allergic reactions to milk thistle have been reported.

Have any clinical trials (research studies with people) of milk thistle been conducted?

Other substances in milk thistle have not been extensively studied.

Rare cases of milk thistle having a laxative effect have been reported.

Women who are breastfeeding or pregnant should avoid using milk thistle.

Your doctor, pharmacist, or health care provider may have more information about milk thistle.

Very few bad side effects from the use of milk thistle or silymarin have been reported (see Question 7).

Taking milk thistle might affect how well the liver breaks down drugs.

Silybum marianum (I)

Other genera known as thistles include Carduus, Cynara, Onopordon, and Silybum.

These differ from other thistle genera (Carduus, Silybum and Onopordum) in having feathered hairs to their achenes.

Milk thistle is a thistle of the genus Silybum, a flowering plant of the daisy family (Asteraceae).

The larvae feed on Arctium, Carduus, Cirsium, Cynara and Silybum species.

Sow thistles are known as "milk thistles" in some regions, although true milk thistles belong to the genus Silybum.

It is best known as a controversial agent of biological pest control which has been used against noxious thistles in the genera Carduus, Cirsium, Onopordum, and Silybum.

Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner, the Blessed Milk Thistle, which has a large number of other common names, such as Variegated Thistle.

-Milk thistle (SILYBUM MARIANUM).

Sonnenbichler J, Scalera F, Sonnenbichler I, et al.: Stimulatory effects of silibinin and silicristin from the milk thistle Silybum marianum on kidney cells.

Milk thistle is also known as holy thistle, lady's thistle, Mary thistle, Marian thistle, St. Mary thistle, silybum, and Silybum marianum.