eng Science and Education Publishing World Journal of Nutrition and Health 2014-10-12 2 3 33 34 10.12691/jnh-2-3-1 JNH2014231 article Ahmed M Kabel drakabel@gmail.com 1 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia Silymarin is the active ingredient of milk thistle. Several studies proved that silymarin has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Silymarin is widely used for treatment of hepatic and biliary disorders, renal toxicity and is recently used as adjuvant agent for treatment of cancer. http://pubs.sciepub.com/jnh/2/3/1/jnh-2-3-1.pdf silymarin properties indications