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In a nutshell milk thistle hardcover june 1 2000 by jill rosemary davies author 50 out of 5 stars 2 ratings see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions price new from used from hardcover please retry 92099 92099 2577 hardcover june 1 2000 2317 1919. Milk thistle is a plant named for the white veins on its large prickly leaves one of the active ingredients in milk thistle called silymarin is extracted from the plants seeds silymarin is believed to have antioxidant properties milk thistle is sold as an oral capsule tablet and liquid extract. Milk thistle silybum marianum is a perennial herb believed to have medicinal properties the seeds contain silymarin a group of compounds said to have antioxidant and anti inflammatory effects milk thistle is commonly used as a home remedy to treat liver problems often under the presumption that it will detoxify the liver. Milk thistle may have been combined with other plants or extracts in a specific preparation to treat these conditions other uses not proven with research have included treating malaria mushroom poisoning spleen or gallbladder problems menstrual problems liver problems such as hepatitis b or c and other conditions. The fruit portion of milk thistle is found in the pappus that falls away when the plant dries and is not used to make an extract it is only the gray or black mottled and shiny portion of the fruit that are regularly referred to as seeds that are used to make milk thistle extract milk thistle flower that has died out