Milk thistle extract

Milk Thistle Dry Extract , Extract Cardui Mariae, Silymarin

Standard: USP,EP,DAB

Specification:
Silymarin by acetone DAB 10 80%UV, Silybin+isosilybin 30%, silybin 30%
Silymarin by ethylacetate  80%UV,40% HPLC.
Silymarin by ethanol 70%UV 80%UV
Water soluble silymarin 20% 40% 45% UV
Silybin 80%~97% HPLC
CAS NO.:65666-07-1

Structure:


Molecular Formula:C25H22O10
Molecular weight:482.44
Amorphous Powder, Yellow to Yellowish- Brown Color,
Slight and Specific Odour, Bitter in taste.
Plant: Silybum Marianum (L.) Gaertn.,Milk Thistle, Mariendiestel
Used part: Seeds
Solvent: Ethyl acetate and Acetone


Silymarin is a kind of flavone and lignanoid compound . 
The main ingredients are: Silybin,Isosilybin, Silydianin, Silychristin, etc. It has the efficacy of liver protecting, improve the function of liver, promote biliation and diminishliver inflammation. As a kind of better antioxidant,it can clearing free radical in human body, postpone senility. Silymarin can protect the liver from damage of alcohol, chemical toxicant, drug, food poison, environmental pollution; Accelerate liver  cell regenerating and repairing. So it is called "The natural liver-protection drug". In addition, Silymarin has the function of radiation hardening, arteriosclerosis preventing, skin-aging delaying. It is widely used in drug, health products, food and cosmetics.