گیاه خار مریم، قرن هاست که برای درمان بیماری های متعددی به کار گرفته می شود این گیاه که بومی خاورمیانه، اروپا و آمریکای شمالی است سال هاست که برای درمان بیماری مورد استفاده قرار می گیرد. به نوشته سایت «ehow» این گیاه در کاهش علایم پیری بسیار موثر است و نقش مهمی در سم زدایی از بدن و به ویژه کبد دارد.
- خواص خار مریم:
- این گیاه که یک نوع آنتی اکسیدان قوی است، از بدن در برابر آسیب های سلولی ایجاد شده از رادیکال های آزاد محافظت می کند.
- ماده ای به نام گلوتاتیون(Glutathione) موجود در این گیاه نقش عمده ای در سم زدایی کبد ایفا می کند.
- خار مریم از ایجاد سنگ صفرا پیش گیری و بیماری را درمان می کند.
- این گیاه، در مقابله با سرطان پروستات، رحم و سینه موثر است و رشد سلول های سرطانی را نیز کاهش می دهد.
- این گیاه اثربخشی داروهای مربوط به شیمی درمانی را نیز افزایش می دهد.
- مقاومت انسولین در بیمارانی که از دیابت نوع ۲ رنج می برند را کاهش می دهد.
- خار مریم، در کاهش میزان کلسترول خون موثر است و کلسترول مفید را نیز افزایش می دهد.
- در صورت مسمومیت با قارچ که می تواند به کبد آسیب برساند خوردن خارمریم ۱۰ دقیقه پس از مصرف قارچ، اثر سموم را از بین می برد.
- استعمال عصاره خارمریم در عرض ۴۸ ساعت پس از مسمومیت مانع از کار افتادن کبد می شود.
Silybum marianum
Silybum marianum
Silybum marianum has other common names include cardus marianus, milk thistle,[1] blessed milk thistle, Marian thistle, Mary thistle, Saint Mary’s thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, variegated thistle and Scotch thistle. This species is an annual or biennial plant of the Asteraceae family. This fairly typical thistle has red to purple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins. Originally a native of Southern Europe through to Asia, it is now found throughout the world.
Possibly native near the coast of southeast England, it has been widely introduced outside its natural range, for example into North America, Iran, Australia and New Zealand where it is considered an invasive weed.
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a thorny plant presenting decorative leaves with a white pattern of veins and purple flower heads. The plant originates from mountains of the Mediterranean region, where it forms scrub on a rocky base.
The seeds of milk thistle are one of the most important herbal liver medicines. The sylimarin contained in them is an effective life-saving agent even in cases of poisoning with a lethal dose of death cap mushroom. Besides that, milk thistle seeds have other therapeutic properties. The plant is sometimes also used as a decorative element in gardens, and its dried flower heads may be used for the decoration of dry bouquets.
Traditional milk thistle extract is made from the seeds, which contain approximately 4–۶% silymarin.[3] The extract consists of about 65–۸۰% silymarin (a flavonolignan complex) and 20–۳۵% fatty acids, including linoleic acid.[4] Silymarin is a complex mixture of polyphenolic molecules, including seven closely related flavonolignans (silybin A, silybin B, isosilybin A, isosilybin B, silychristin, isosilychristin, silydianin) and one flavonoid (taxifolin).[4] Silibinin, a semipurified fraction of silymarin, is primarily a mixture of 2 diastereoisomers, silybin A and silybin B, in a roughly 1: 1 ratio.
Milk thistle has been used for a number of purposes including liver disease, and cancer; however, clinical studies are largely heterogeneous and contradictory.[6]
In trials, silymarin has typically been administered in amounts ranging from 420–۴۸۰ mg per day in two to three divided doses.[6] However, higher doses have been studied, such as 600 mg daily in the treatment of type II diabetes[7] (with significant results), and 600 or 1200 mg daily in patients chronically infected with hepatitis C virus [8] (without significant results). An optimal dosage for milk thistle preparations has not been established.
In trials, silymarin has typically been administered in amounts ranging from 420–۴۸۰ mg per day in two to three divided doses.[6] However, higher doses have been studied, such as 600 mg daily in the treatment of type II diabetes[7] (with significant results), and 600 or 1200 mg daily in patients chronically infected with hepatitis C virus [8] (without significant results). An optimal dosage for milk thistle preparations has not been established.
Milk thistle, along with dandelion and other extracts, are sometimes referred to as hangover cures as the bitter tincture supposedly helps organs rid toxins after heavy drinking.[9]
Milk thistle | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Cynareae |
Genus: | Silybum |
Species: | S. marianum |
Binomial name | |
Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. |
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Synonyms | |
Carduus marianus L. From Wikipedia |