Milk Thistle

"Milk Thistle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The plant Silybum marianum in the family ASTERACEAE containing the bioflavonoid complex SILYMARIN. For centuries this has been used traditionally to treat liver disease. Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. = Carduus marianus L.

Descriptor ID

D020944

MeSH Number(s)

B01.650.940.800.575.100.100.525

Concept/Terms

Milk Thistle

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Angiosperms [B01.650.940.800.575.100]
Asteraceae [B01.650.940.800.575.100.100]
Milk Thistle [B01.650.940.800.575.100.100.525]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Milk Thistle".

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