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Silybum marianum
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Silybum marianum - tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South Americablessed thistle, holy thistle, lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, milk thistlegenus Silybum, Silybum - small genus of east African herbsherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
silybum marianum
 milk thistle milk thistleLike thistle, but leaves have white veins running through them. This is the main famous liver-cleansing plant.Silybum marianum
A herb used for cirrhosis, cholecystitis, hepatitis, possibly related to its content of a flavonoid derivative, silymarin. Milk thistle has been used as an appetite stimulant, a digestive tonic, for mushroom poisoning and, topically, for psoriasis
Toxicity Milk thistle should not be used in those with liver diseaseSilybum marianum
Synonyms for Silybum marianumnoun tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower headsSynonyms- blessed thistle
- holy thistle
- lady's thistle
- Our Lady's mild thistle
- milk thistle
Related Words- genus Silybum
- Silybum
- herb
- herbaceous plant
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