background: this study aims to evaluate the efficacy of silybum marianum seeds (smss) on blood biochemical profile of broiler chickens contaminated with aflatoxin b1 (afb1).  methods: combinations of three levels of afb1 (0, 250 and 500 ppb) with three levels of smss (0, 0.5, and 1.0 %) were incorporated into the basal diet (corn and soybean meal). the effect of nine experimental treatments was...

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a medicinal plant that has been used for thousands of years as a remedy for a variety of ailments. The main component of S. marianum fruit extract (silymarin) is a flavonolignan called silybin, which is not only the major silymarin element but is also the most active ingredient of this extract, which has been confirmed in various studies. This compound belongs...

Use of the herb milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is widespread, and its chemistry has been studied for over 50 years. However, milk thistle endophytes have not been studied previously for their fungal and chemical diversity. We examined the fungal endophytes inhabiting this medicinal herb to determine: (1) species composition and phylogenetic diversity of fungal endophytes; (2) chemical diversit...

milk thistle (silybum marianum (l.) gaertn.) is one of the valuable medicinal plants which used in the treatment of liver disorders. the major active constituents in this plant are flavonolignans, collectively known as silymarin which is a mixture of three isomer silybin, silydianin and silycristin. its therapeutic properties are due to the presence of silymarin. the seeds contain the highest a...

The milk thistle of commerce is a standardized preparation extracted from fruits of Silybum marianum, a plant native to the Mediterranean. Silybum marianum extraction has been shown to be amazingly effective at protecting and repairing liver cells. We studied quality of Silymarin distribution in Silybum marianum fruits and methods of increasing out put of extracting. We formulated the extract a...

The milk thistle of commerce is a standardized preparation extracted from fruits of Silybum marianum, a plant native to the Mediterranean. Silybum marianum extraction has been shown to be amazingly effective at protecting and repairing liver cells. We studied quality of Silymarin distribution in Silybum marianum fruits and methods of increasing out put of extracting. We formulated the extract a...

Numerous species of the Asteraceae, the composites, are famous for their use in both traditional and conventional medicine. Reliable anatomical descriptions of these plants and of possible adulterations provide a basis for fast identification and cheap purity controls of respective medicinal drugs by means of light microscopy. Nevertheless, detailed comparative studies on root and rhizome anato...

Bu çalışmada, bitki ekstrelerinde oksidatif stres biyobelirteçleri için yöntem performansının kabul edilebilirliğini değerlendirmek biyolojik varyasyonlar ve analitik kalite spesifikasyonlarının saptanması amaçlandı. Araştırmada Silybum marianum (Deve Dikeni) Artemisia absinthium (Pelin Otu) kullanıldı. Bitkilerden 0.,1., 3., 5., 7., 15. 30. günlerde örnekler alındı. Bitki [katalaz (CAT) supero...