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Accepted name: 
Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. [Asteraceae]
More about this plant: 
Non-scientific name: Class of name: Medicinal source:
akrab Other Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
akùb Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
artichnuat sauvage Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
a’koub Other Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
blessed milk thistle Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
blessed thistle Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
bull thistle Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cardo asnal Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
cardo blanco Other Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cardo de burro Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cardo de maría Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
cardo lechero Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
cardo mariano Other Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
cardo mariano, fruto Other Farmacopea Argentina, 8th edn. (2012)
Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
cardo-leiteiro Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cardui mariae fructus Pharmaceutical E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
cardui mariae herba Pharmaceutical E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
carduo mariano Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
carduus marianus Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
chardon argente Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
chardon argenté Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chardon marie Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
chardon-marie Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cì fú jì cǎo Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
frauendistelfrüchte Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
fructus cardui mariae Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
fructus silybi Pharmaceutical Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
fructus silybi mariae Pharmaceutical WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
fruit de chardon marie Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
fruit of silybum marianum Other Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
gaourokavlos Other Wild Edible Pls. of Paphos & Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
gundagai thistle Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
holy or milk thistle Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
holy thistle Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
kandyara Other Med. Floral Knwlg. of Sarban Hills, Pakistan (Ijaz et al., 2016)
kenguel seed Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khar-khangeloo Other Survey in Kohghiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad, Iran (Mosaddegh et al., 2012)
khare maryam Other Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013)
kharoozeh Other Survey in Kohghiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad, Iran (Mosaddegh et al., 2012)
kharshat barri Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
khorfeish Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
khurfaysh ul-jimal Other Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
khār-e-maryam Other Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
kocakavkas Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
kuub Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
lady's thistle Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
lady’s milk Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
lady’s thistle Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
lahlah Other Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
lait de notre dame Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
lǎo shǔ 竻 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
marian thistle Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mariatistel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mariazami Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mariendistel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mariendistelfrüchte Other E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mariendistelkraut Other E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
marienkörner Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
maritighal Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mary's thistle Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
mediterranean milk thistle Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
meryemana dikeni Other Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
mild marian thistle Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
milk thistle Other Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
Pl. Used by Inhabitants of Ajloun, Jordan (Al-Quran, 2015)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
milk-thistle Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
milk-thistle fruit Other British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011)
British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
milkthistle Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
milky thistle Other National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
máriatövis-termés Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
nerokavlos Other Wild Edible Pls. of Paphos & Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
nǎi jì Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
ostro-pestro Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
patsalokavlos Other Wild Edible Pls. of Paphos & Larnaca of Cyprus (Della et al., 2006)
pternix Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
ra Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
rastoropsha pyatnistaya Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
shaloh Other Ethnobot. of Pl. in N Jordan (Nawash et al., 2014)
shauk mariam Other Trad. Med. in Syria: Folk Med. in Aleppo (Alachkara et al., 2011)
shawkeddiman Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
shui fei ji Other TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011)
shuifeiji Other Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
shuǐ fēi jì Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
shuǐ fēi zhì Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
silberdistil Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
silybe Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
silybi fructus Pharmaceutical Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
silybi mariani fructus Pharmaceutical European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
silybon Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
silybum Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
silymarin Other Philippine Herbal Med. (Alvarez, 2005-2022)
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
st mary's thistle. Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
st mary’sthistle Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
st. mary's thistle Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
st.mary's thistle Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
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)
γαουρόκαυλος Other Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
κατσάμπουνος Other Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
περτικοκαυλίν Other Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
خار مریم Other Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
خرفيش الجمال Other Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
سنارية‬ Other National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
شوك مريم Other Trad. Med. in Syria: Folk Med. in Aleppo (Alachkara et al., 2011)
عكرب Other Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
عكوب Other Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
لحلاح Other Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
‫خرفيش الجمال Other National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
奶蓟 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
水飞蓟 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011)
水飞雉 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
老鼠竻 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
赐福蓟草 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)