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Non-scientific name:

milkthistle

2 Accepted name(s) for "milkthistle":

Accepted name
Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.
Sonchus oleraceus L.

2 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004) Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. dried ripe fruit fruit
Med. Pl. of Yaegl Community, Australia. (Packer et al., 2012) Sonchus oleraceus L. Sonchus oleraceus L. Sonchus oleraceus L. sap:resin latex

43 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "milkthistle":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
akùb Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
artichnuat sauvage Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
blessed thistle Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
bull thistle Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cardo blanco Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cardo de burro Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cardo mariano Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
carduo mariano Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
chardon argente Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
chardon-marie Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
frauendistelfrüchte Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
fructus cardui mariae Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
fructus silybi mariae Pharmaceutical WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
fruit de chardon marie Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
holy thistle Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
kharshat barri Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
khorfeish Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
kocakavkas Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
kuub Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
lady’s milk Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
lady’s thistle Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
lait de notre dame Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
marian thistle Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mariazami Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mariendistel Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mariendistelfrüchte Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
marienkörner Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
maritighal Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mild marian thistle Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
milkweed Other Med. Pl. of Yaegl Community, Australia. (Packer et al., 2012)
máriatövis-termés Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
pternix Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
shawkeddiman Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
silberdistil Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
silybe Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
silybon Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
silybum Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
st mary’sthistle Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
thistle Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
thistle of the blessed virgin Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
true thistle Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
variegated marian thistle Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
épine blanche Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)