Responding to the increased popularity of herbal medicines and other forms of
complementary or alternative medicine world-wide, this reference reviews and evaluates …

Flavonoids are polyphenolic compounds that are ubiquitously in plants. They have been
shown to possess a variety of biological activities at nontoxic concentrations in organisms …

Free radicals have long been studied as a contributor to aging and disease processes.
Endogenous production of radicals from cellular metabolism and exogenous sources from …

Flavones and isoflavones may play a prominent role in cancer prevention since these
compounds are found in numerous plants that are associated with reduced cancer rates …

The flavonoid silymarin extracted from the seeds of Sylibum marianum is a mixture of 6
flavolignan isomers. The 3 more important isomers are silybin (or silibinin), silydianin, and …

This review critically surveys the literature published mainly within this millennium on the
new and emerging applications of silybin (pure, chemically defined substance) and …

Widespread use of herbal drugs because of their protective effects on different organs
toxicity has been shown in many studies. These protective effects have been illustrated in …

New methods to protect skin from photodamage from sun exposure are necessary if we are
to conquer skin cancer and photoaging. Sunscreens are useful, but their protection is not …

This article aims to review critically literature published mainly within this millennium on the
new and emerging applications of silymarin, the polyphenolic fraction from the seeds of …

The flavonoid silymarin and one of its structural components, silibinin, are substances with
documented hepatoprotective properties. Their mechanisms of action are still poorly …