Silymarin (milk thistle extract) as a therapeutic agent in gastrointestinal cancer

Silymarin contains a group of closely-related flavonolignan compounds including silibinin, and is extracted from Silybum marianum species, also called milk thistle. Silymarin has been shown to protect the liver in both experimental models and clinical studies. The chemopreventive activity of silymar...

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Main Authors: Maryam Fallah, Amirhossein Davoodvandi, Shahin Nikmanzar, Sarehnaz Aghili, Seyed Mohammad Ali Mirazimi, Michael Aschner, Amir Rashidian, Michael R. Hamblin, Mohsen Chamanara, Navid Naghsh, Hamed Mirzaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332221008076