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Milk Thistle Extract

 
Milk Thistle Extract is an extract made from the dried fruit of Silybum marianum G. Commercial extracts are usually standardized to contain 80% total silymarin.
 
Silymarin is a natural flavonolignan compound, the main components of which are silybin, isosilybin, silydianin and silychristin. Silymarin is insoluble in water, soluble in acetone, ethyl acetate, methanol and ethanol, and slightly soluble in chloroform.
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Basic Information

Product Name: Milk Thistle Extract, Milk Thistle Powder Extract, Silybum Marianum Extract

Latin Name: Silybum marianum

Part of Used: Fruits

Active ingredients: Silymarin, Silybin

Assay: Silymarin 80%, Silybin 30%

Appearance: Light Yellow to Brown Powder


Benefits

  • Hepatoprotective effect

Silymarin is the main active ingredient for liver protection. It has a regenerative effect, can stimulate the formation of new liver cells, and improve liver function. It also has a protective effect on liver cell membranes, prevents cytotoxins from infiltrating liver cells, and improves the ability to recover from membrane structural defects.

  • Antioxidant effect

The phenolic hydroxyl groups of silymarin provide hydrogen atoms and have a strong antioxidant effect. They have free radical scavenging properties and anti-lipid peroxidation activity.

  • Hypolipidemic effect

Silymarin can inhibit the Ca2+ channel of the plasma membrane of adult rat myocardial cells, inhibit food-induced hypercholesterolemia, reduce very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and low density lipoprotein (LDL), and increase high density lipoprotein (HDL). It can be used to treat cardiovascular diseases.

  • Anti-inflammatory effect

Silymarin can inhibit inflammatory response and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on various inflammatory liver diseases.


Applications

  • Medicine and health care products: Mainly focused on liver health; used to treat liver diseases such as hepatitis and cirrhosis

  • Food: as a natural additive

  • Cosmetics: Added to cosmetics for anti-aging and improved skin health due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.





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