HETRBAL PREPARATIONS FROM MILK THISTLE: MECHANISMS OF ACTION AND APPLICATION IN LIVER DISEASES
https://doi.org/10.51523/2708-6011.2009-6-4-6
Abstract
Herbal preparations from Milk Thistle possess documented hepatoprotective properties. Nowadays the increase of interest to this herbal drug is connected with the prevalence of different forms of liver pathology and with the discovery of new properties of its active components. This review contains information on pharmacology, mechanism of action, efficiency of Milk Thistle preparations applications in liver diseases and demonstrates possibilities of their using in other pathological states.
About the Authors
Y. I. Brel
Gomel State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
A. A. Lyzikov
Gomel State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
E. S. Pitkevich
Gomel State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
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Brel Y.I., Lyzikov A.A., Pitkevich E.S. HETRBAL PREPARATIONS FROM MILK THISTLE: MECHANISMS OF ACTION AND APPLICATION IN LIVER DISEASES. Health and Ecology Issues. 2009;(4):36-42. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.51523/2708-6011.2009-6-4-6
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