Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)
Healing Properties
Antioxidant
Skin Health
Photoprotective
Anti-Tumor (Anticancer)
Silymarin (extract of the milk thistle seeds) strongly prevents both photocarcinogenesis and skin tumor promotion.[1]
Disease / Symptom Treatment
Skin Cancer
Silymarin (extract of the milk thistle seeds) strongly prevents both photocarcinogenesis and skin tumor promotion.[1:1]
- Silymarin has skin cancer chemopreventive effects.[1:2]
Title: An extensive Review of Sunscreen and Suntan Preparations
Publication: ARC Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AJPS)
Date: April 2019
Study Type: Review
Author(s): AK Mohiuddin
Institution(s): World University of Bangladesh
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