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Milk Thistle

A herb used for cirrhosis, cholecystitis, hepatitis, possibly related to its content of a flavonoid derivative, silymarin. Milk thistle has been used as an appetite stimulant, a digestive tonic, for mushroom poisoning and, topically, for psoriasis
Toxicity Milk thistle should not be used in those with liver disease

Silybum marianum,

n See thistle, milk.

Silybum marianum

plant member of the family Asteraceae; has a very high feed value but a high nitrate content. May cause nitrate-nitrite poisoning in ruminants. Called also Carduus marianus, variegated thistle, milk thistle, bull thistle, St. Mary's thistle.

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Silybum Marianum (redirected from Blessed Milk Thistle)

Silybum Marianum
(redirected from Blessed Milk Thistle)