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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-10-01
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Series: | Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332221008076 |