Milk Thistle Extract
(Holy thistle, blessed thistle)
Description:
a thistle of the genus Silybum Adans., a flowering plant of the daisy family (Asteraceae). grow as annual or biennial, native to the Mediterranean regions of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The name is derived from two features of leaves: (1) mottled with splashes of white; (2) contain a milky sap.The seeds of the milk thistle have been used for 2000 years to treat chronic liver disease and protect the liver against toxins. Increasing research is being undertaken on the physiological effects, therapeutic properties and possible medical uses of milk thistle.
Traditional milk thistle extract is made from the seeds, which contain approximately 4-6% silymarin. The extract consists of about 65-80% silymarin (a flavonolignan complex) and 20-35% fatty acids, including linoleic acid.
Silymarin is a complex mixture of polyphenolic molecules, including seven closely related flavonolignans (silybin A, silybin B, isosilybin A, isosilybin B, silychristin, isosilychristin, silydianin) and one flavonoid (taxifolin).
Silibinin, a semipurified fraction of silymarin, is primarily a mixture of 2 diasteroisomers, silybin A and silybin B, in a roughly 1: 1 ratio.
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GMP & ISO milk Silymarin 80% UV