Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Sep 2020)

Pharmacological and Pharmacognosticl Activity of Silybum marianum

  • Huda Khalil Al-Bazaz,
  • Muthanna I. Al-Ezzi,
  • Ghaith Ali Jasim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.32947/ajps.v20i3.762
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 3

Abstract

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Herbs have been utilized for all time as the significant sours of medication. Medical plants are significant by optional metabolites, for example; Silybum marianum, is a remedial herb with a thousand years history of utilization. It is a blend of flavonoids, called silybin, which isn't just the major silymarin component but at the same time is the most dynamic element of this extract, which has been affirmed in different studies. This compound has a place with the flavonoid group known as flavonolignan. Silybin's structure comprises in two fundamental units. The first depends on a taxifolins, the second a phenyllpropanoid unit, which for this situation is conyferil liquor. These two units are connected together into one structure by an oxeran ring contains mixes (taxifolin, silychristin, silydianin, silybinin A and silybinin B. The present study is fundamentally centered on the medicinal important of Silybum marianum, its utility as a medicinal plant for the treatment of different issue of mind, cardiovascular, hepatic, kidney, and oxidative stress also, malignant growth is outstanding. As far as its medicinal properties, Silybum has no symptoms. In any case, it might cause mild nausea or gastrointestinal difficulties in uncommon cases. The leaves, seeds or some of the time the entire plant is utilized inmedicinal preparation.

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