Silymarin

Yellow to brown powder. Soluble in DMSO or ethanol (1mg/ml). Chemical mixture. Silymarin is a polyphenolic flavonoid extracted from the seeds of Silybum marianum or milk thistle. Silymarin is an isomeric mixture of the flavonolignans silydianin, silychristin, silibinin [Silybin] and isosilybin. It has similar biological properties to its main component Silibinin, including potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, cardioprotective, antiviral, antimicrobial and immunosuppressive activities.