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Milk Thistle

Known as: Spotted Thistle, marianums, Silybum, holy thistle 
The plant Silybum marianum in the family ASTERACEAE containing the bioflavonoid complex SILYMARIN. For centuries this has been used traditionally to… 
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Review
2017
Review
2017
The potential of native species as bioenergy crops on trace-element contaminated Mediterranean lands.
2008
2008
In Vitro Evaluation and Pharmacokinetics in Dogs of Solid Dispersion Pellets Containing Silybum marianum Extract Prepared by Fluid-Bed Coating
Silybum marianum In vitro in vitro 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Metabolomic alterations in elicitor treated Silybum marianum suspension cultures monitored by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
2007
2007
Establishment and spread of founding populations of an invasive thistle: the role of competition and seed limitation
Successful plant invasions require both the founding and local spread of new populations. High plant densities occur only when… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Spatial Segregation of Congeneric Invaders in Central Pennsylvania, USA
Carduus acanthoides and Carduus nutans (plumeless and musk thistles) are among the most noxious weeds in the United States of… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Evolution of size–dependent flowering in a variable environment: construction and analysis of a stochastic integral projection model
Understanding why individuals delay reproduction is a classic problem in evolutionary biology. In plants, the study of… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Why do some thorny plants resemble green zebras?
Review
2003
Review
2003
Milk thistle: is there a role for its use as an adjunct therapy in patients with cancer?
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is common among patients with cancer. Many of these patients use CAM… 
1978
1978
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) Seed Germination
The germination of seeds (achenes) of milk thistle [Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.] was investigated. One month after harvest… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Inhibitory action of silymarin of lipid peroxide formation in rat liver mitochondria and microsomes.
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