Milk Thistle Extract

Milk Thistle Extract Silymarin is a natural extract obtained from the seeds of the milk thistle plant (Silybum marianum). It has been used in traditional medicine for centuries, especially for its liver-protective properties. Silymarin is a complex mixture of flavonolignans, the most active component being silybin (or silibinin), which is believed to be responsible for most of its therapeutic effects.

Milk Thistle Extract, Extract Cardui Mariae, Silymarin

Standard: USP, EP, DAB

Specification:
Silymarin by acetone DAB 10 80%UV, Silybin+isosilybin 30%, silybin 30%
Silymarin by ethylacetate 80%UV, 40% HPLC.
Silymarin by ethanol 70%UV 80%UV
Water soluble silymarin 20% 40% 45% UV
Silybin 80%~97% HPLC
CAS NO.: 65666-07-1
Molecular Formula: C25H22O10
Molecular weight: 482.44
Amorphous Powder, Yellow to Yellowish- Brown Color,
Slight and Specific Odour, Bitter.
Plant: Silybum Marianum (L.) Gaertn., Milk Thistle, Mariendiestel
Used part: Seeds
Solvent: Ethyl acetate and Acetone

Silymarin is a kind of flavone and lignanoid compound.

The main ingredients are Silybin, Isosilybin, Silydianin, Silychristin, etc. It has the efficacy of liver protecting, improving the function of the liver, promoting biliation, and diminishing liver inflammation. As a kind of better antioxidant, it can clear free radicals in the human body, and postpone senility. Silymarin can protect the liver from damage of alcohol, chemical toxicants, drugs, food poisoning, and environmental pollution; it Accelerates liver cell regeneration and repair. So it is called “The natural liver-protection drug”. In addition, Silymarin has the function of radiation hardening, arteriosclerosis prevention, and skin aging. It is widely used in drugs, health products, food, and cosmetics.