Silymarin [silymarin]
- Terms
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Carsil
Karsil
Legalon
Silimarin
A mixture of flavonoids extracted from seeds of the MILK THISTLE, Silybum marianum. It consists primarily of silybin and its isomers, silicristin and silidianin. Silymarin displays antioxidant and membrane stabilizing activity. It protects various tissues and organs against chemical injury, and shows potential as an antihepatoxic agent.
- DUI
- D012838 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0019873
- Previous indexing
- Alcohols (1971-1974); Flavones (1971-1974)
- History note
- 91(75); was see under FLAVONES 1975-90
- Public note
- 91; was see under FLAVONES 1975-90
Allowable subheadings
- AD
- administration & dosage 30
- AE
- adverse effects 6
- AG
- agonists
- AA
- analogs & derivatives 10
- AN
- analysis 7
- AI
- antagonists & inhibitors
- BI
- biosynthesis
- BL
- blood 1
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CS
- chemical synthesis 3
- CH
- chemistry 40
- CL
- classification
- EC
- economics
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- IP
- isolation & purification 6
- ME
- metabolism 20
- PK
- pharmacokinetics 11
- PD
- pharmacology 97
- PH
- physiology 1
- PO
- poisoning
- RE
- radiation effects
- ST
- standards
- SD
- supply & distribution
- TU
- therapeutic use 67
- TO
- toxicity 2
- UR
- urine
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