Steinmetz:Silybum
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Silybum marianum
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Compositae
- English Names
- Milk Thistle
- True Thistle
- St. Mary's Thistle
- Marian Thistle
- Holy Thistle
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- Orient
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Cardui mariae
- Semen Cardui mariae
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- Constituent(s)
- herb: tannin
- resin
- bitter principle; seed: fatty oil
- amidon
- albumen
- tyramine
- tannin
- Action
- herb: febrifuge
- depurative
- sudorific
- emmenagogue
- stimulant
- tonic
- alterative; seed: cholagogue
- used against jaundice
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