The flavonoid silymarin and one of its structural components, silibinin, are substances with documented hepatoprotective properties. Their mechanisms of action are still poorly understood.

Vials of the drug were obtained despite the fact that the European offices of the company that makes silibinin were closed for Christmas break. “We were fortunate to get the currier onto a ...

A new review paper titled "The importance of integrated therapies on cancer: Silibinin, an old and new molecule" has been ...

It has been shown in rats that silibinin protects neonatal hepatocytes from cell damage produced by erythromycin, amitriptyline, nortriptyline and TBH. [21] The cytoprotective activity of ...

The antidote, an extract from a milk thistle plant called silibinin, needs to be delivered quickly to counter the effects of toxins on the liver. 'The earlier the better, and ideally no later than ...