Antioxidant and Anti-Hepatitis C Viral Activities of Commercial Milk Thistle Food Supplements

Antioxidant and Anti-Hepatitis C Viral Activities of Commercial Milk Thistle Food Supplements

Milk thistle dietary supplements that contain silymarin are widely marketed and used in the USA and other countries for liver enhancement and recovery. More recently, silymarin has also been identified as a possible antiviral for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. To assess differen...

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Main Authors: Kevin Anthony, Gitanjali Subramanya, Susan Uprichard, Faiza Hammouda, Mahmoud Saleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-02-01
Series:Antioxidants
Subjects:
Silybum marianum
radical scavenger
food supplement
over the counter drugs
hepatitis C virus
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/2/1/23

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