1Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
World Journal of Nutrition and Health.
2014,
Vol. 2 No. 3, 33-34
DOI: 10.12691/jnh-2-3-1
Copyright © 2014 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Ahmed M Kabel. Silymarin: Insights into Properties and Therapeutic Indications.
World Journal of Nutrition and Health. 2014; 2(3):33-34. doi: 10.12691/jnh-2-3-1.
Correspondence to: Ahmed M Kabel, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia. Email:
drakabel@gmail.comAbstract
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.
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