A review of therapeutic potentials of milk thistle (Silybum marianum L.) and its main constituent, silymarin, on cancer, and their related patents
For more than 2000 years, Silybum marianum L.(milk thistle) has been used for treating different complications such as jaundice, hepatitis, and cancers.It has also been shown that silymarin, a flavonolignan extract of the plant, demonstrates chemopreventive effects against cancers.This patent review lycogel presents and discusses recent patents con