milk thistle silybum marianum asteraceae |
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| Although potentially allergenic, the leaves and stems can be gathered ahead of bloom, the spines removed, and boiled with salt. The roots are edible raw or roasted and the flower head can be cooked like globe artichoke. Silymarin is clinically useful for the treatment of toxic hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis, ischemic injury, radiation toxicity, and viral hepatitis. It is a strong antioxidant capable of scavenging unconjugated radicals. Other name : Variegated thistle, Chardon Marie, Cardo mariano, Cardo di Santa Maria, Cardo leiteiro, Mariendistel. |
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