Today, they can be found in a variety of forms, including tablets, capsules, and liquids. The milk thistle herb, which is rich in a compound known as silymarin, is lauded for its antioxidant and ...

The results of most clinical trials with the thistle (Silybum marianum) extract, silymarin, are difficult to interpret because of a variety of reasons: small sample size, variability in type and ...

The flavonoid silymarin and one of its structural components, silibinin, are substances with documented hepatoprotective properties. Their mechanisms of action are still poorly understood.