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Meanings of marian thistle in English

Russian
silybum marianum
Portuguese
silybum marianum
Spanish
cardos alcachoferos
Catalan
silybum marianum
Wikidata

Species of plant of genus Silybum in family Asteraceae.

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silybum marianum
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Examples for "silybum marianum"
Examples for "silybum marianum"
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Silymarin, an extract from Silybum marianum has been reported to be beneficial in the treatment of chemically-induced oxidative stress in mouse.
Pubmed
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Herbal preparations from Silybum marianum have been used since the fourth century BC in liver disease treatment and against numerous other pathologies.
Pubmed
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The Scotch thistle seemed likely at one stage to usurp the whole grass country.
The Long White Cloud: "Ao Tea Roa"
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Scotch thistles, and edged with wild corn flowers.
Vignettes of San Francisco
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To the same, May 28.- Scotch thistles.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
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Thistles, uncle, Scotch thistles!
Eight Cousins
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"He lit on a big Scotch thistle," said Uncle Roger, chuckling, "and besides that, he skinned his forehead on a stone.
The Story Girl
1
I take the entire plant for a tonic and blessed thistle leaves and flowers for the same purpose.
The Harvester
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To relieve this disagreeable feeling he was in the habit of taking a copious draught of an infusion of " blessed thistle" and ipecacuanha.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
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Blessed thistle is cultivated in Germany, and it is imported to a limited extent.
Three Acres and Liberty
1
No, by my troth, I have no moral meaning; I meant plain holy thistle.
Much Ado about Nothing
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Several names have been used for the plant, including holy thistle, St Mary thistle and Our Lady's thistle.
The Irish Times
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For his liver, silymarin, the milk thistle, will suit us well.
Genghis: bones of the hills: a novel
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Silymarin, a standardized extract from milk thistle fruits has been found to exhibit anti-cancer effects against various cancers.
Pubmed
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The first is that he is about as useless as tincture of milk thistle against a New Year hangover.
The Guardian
4
The midwife made charm after charm for the ewes and the goats, the apothecary made infusions of partridgeberry and milk thistle.
The city in the lake
5
Please relax, should you be reading this while mainlining milk thistle ahead of one of the most Herculean drinking nights of the year.
The Guardian
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Several names have been used for the plant, including holy thistle, St Mary thistle and Our Lady's thistle.
The Irish Times