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Silybin (Milk thistle, Silibinin, Silymarin)

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  1. Abhilash PA, Harikrishnan R and Indira M (2013) Ascorbic acid is superior to silymarin in the recovery of ethanol-induced inflammatory reactions in hepatocytes of guinea pigs. Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry 69, 785–798
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  2. El-Said EA, Elattar K, El-Khateeb A, Hamed SE (2025) Effect of oral silymarin on liver function, antioxidants activity and blood lipid profile of induced hepatic injury growing rabbits. Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 1–11
  3. Eminzade S, Uras F and Izzettin FV (2008) Silymarin protects liver against toxic effects of anti-tuberculosis drugs in experimental animals. Nutrition and Metabolism 5, 1–8
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  4. Song Z, Deaciuc I, Song M, Lee DYW, Liu Y, Ji X and McClain C (2006) Silymarin protects against acute ethanol‐induced hepatotoxicity in mice. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 30(3), 407–413
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  5. Grizzle J, Hadley TL, Rotstein DS et al. (2009) Effects of dietary milk thistle on blood parameters, liver pathology, and hepatobiliary scintigraphy in white carneaux pigeons (Columba livia) challenged with B1 aflatoxin. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 23(2), 114–124
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