Milk Thistle, Silybum marianum
By Luis Fernández García [CC BY-SA 2.5 es (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/es/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By H. Zell [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Isidre blanc [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Medicinal Garden information:
May be beneficial in the treatment of diabetes
May be beneficial in the treatment of diabetes. The silymarin constituent of milk thistle seems to decrease insulin resistance and reduce blood glucose and lipid levels in patients with diabetes.
Reference linkSignificantly decreases the severity of allergy symptoms.
Milk thistle can decrease the severity of allergy symptoms; Silymarin, the active constituent of milk thistle seed, consisits of four flavonolignans.
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