Silymarin Definition

Silymarin Sentence Examples

• The active ingredient in milk thistle is called silymarin, which is a flavonoid complex that is extracted from the seeds of the herb.

• Sometimes the terms silymarin and milk thistle are used interchangeably and products that are titled after both names are currently popular in the United States and Europe.

• The active ingredient, silymarin, is a highly powerful antioxidant.

• In these clinical trials and studies, the active ingredient, Silymarin, slowed the growth rate of the some cancerous cells and improved the efficacy of chemotherapy drugs.

• One study even showed that the active ingredient, silymarin, was as effective as the cholesterol-lowering drug Probucol, while coming with the added benefit of significantly increasing HDL (good) cholesterol.