Oxidative stresses are increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications which may either cause direct pancreatic beta-cell damage or lead to metabolic abnormalities that can induce or aggravate diabetes. The valuable effect of antioxidant nutrients on the glycemic control of diabetic patients has been reported in experimental and clinical studies. The present study was desi...

in order to evaluate the effects of organic, biological and chemical fertilizers on yield and yield components of milk thistle (silybum marianum l.), an experiment was conducted at the research station of ferdowsi university of mashhad based on complete randomized block design with three replications and six treatments during year 2007. treatments included inoculated seeds with azotobacter, com...

silymarin is a mixture of flavonolignans from the seeds of silybum marianum (l.) gaertner,containing silybinin, isosilybinin, silydianin, silychristin and the dihydroflavonol of taxifolin. flavonolignancomponents are largely responsible for the medical benefits attributed to silymarin. the aim of this researchwas to study the variations in composition and content of flavonolignans of silymarin ...

milk thistle (silybum marianum (l.) gaertn.) is one of the valuable medicinal plants which used in the treatment of liver disorders. the major active constituents in this plant are flavonolignans, collectively known as silymarin which is a mixture of three isomer silybin, silydianin and silycristin. its therapeutic properties are due to the presence of silymarin. the seeds contain the highest a...

background & aim: aflatoxin (af) is the most important fungus that contaminates food and feed and can enter the food chain of humans. the aim of this study was to investigate the ability of thistle seeds (silybum marianum l.) to reduce the adverse effects of aflatoxin b1 (afb1) on the immune system, variables related to the intestine, appearance and mortality of the broiler chickens. exper...