Milk Thistle Extract

Product Name: Milk Thistle Extract
Origin:Shaanxi province
Part Used: Fruit/Seed
Test Method: UV/HPLC

Milk thistle is an annual or biennial herbs, native to southern Europe ,North Africa and other places.The whole plant contains flavonoids and fumaric acid.The seeds contains silybin, isosilybin, dehydrogenized silybin,silydianin, silychristin, silybin polymer and cinnamic acid, myristic acid, palmitoleic acid, arachidic acid etc. The product is tasteless, odorless, soluble in acetone, ethyl acetate, ethanol and methanol, insoluble in chloroform, do not dissolve in water. Milk thistle is widely used for the treatment of liver disease and cardiovascular disease.

• As a antioxidant,can remove the body of free radicals and anti-aging;
• Anti-radiation,prevent arteriosclerosis;
• Protect the liver,improve liver function,promote bile secretion and inflammation;
• To prevent liver damage caused by alcohol,chemical toxins,heavy metals,drugs,environmental pollution,food toxins,promote liver cell regeneration and repair.

• Pharmaceutical industry
• Health care industry
• Cosmetic industry
• Beverage industry

• Species identification(TLC)
• Active ingredients analysis(HPLC,UV,GC)
• Pesticide residue analysis(666,DDT etc.)
• Heavy metal analysis(Pb,As,Hg,Cd etc.)
• Bacterial/Pathogen analysis(Total Plate Count,Total Yeast & Mold,E.Coli,Salmonella etc.)
• Physical/Chemical analysis(mesh,Losing on drying,Ash,Bulk Density,Tapped Density,Solubility etc.)