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Milk Thistle Extract - Silymarin
min.order / fob price
≥1 piece
OriginChina mainland
Production Capacity100 Metric Ton/Metric Tons per Month
CategoryPlant Extracts
Update Time2014-08-26
company profile
Shanghai Fengqinghuagong Youxian Gongsi
China
Contact: Mr.Peng Zhang
Tel: 86-021-31267000
Number of Employees: 20 ~ 50
Business Type: Manufacture & Trade
product details
Model No:Food grade
Standard:Food Grade
Origin:China mainland
Brand:FOODCHEM

 Specification

ITEM STANDARD
Appearance Yellow to Yellowish-Brown powder
Odor Characteristic
Taste Characteristic
Particle size 95% pass through 80 mesh sieve
Loss on drying(3h at 105℃) <5%
Ash <5%
Acetone <5000ppm
Total Heavy Metals <20ppm
Lead <2ppm
Arsenic <2ppm
Silymarin(by UV) >80%(UV)
Silybin&Isosilybin >30%(HPLC)
Total bacterial count Max.1000cfu/g
yeast & Mould Max.100cfu /g
Escherichia coli presence Negative
Salmonella Negative

Details

Silybummarianum  has other common names include cardus marianus,  Milk Thistle ,blessed milk thistle, Marian Thistle, Mary Thistle, Saint Mary's Thistle,Mediterranean milk thistle, variegated thistle and Scotch thistle. This species is an annual orbiannual plant of the Asteraceae family. This fairly typical thistle has red topurple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins. Originally anative of Southern Europe through to Asia, itis now found throughout the world. The medicinal parts of the plant are theripe seeds.

Application

Milkthistle has also been known to be used as food. Around the 16th century themilk thistle became quite popular and almost all parts of it were eaten. Theroots can be eaten raw or boiled and buttered or par-boiled and roasted. Theyoung shoots in spring can be cut down to the root and boiled and buttered. Thespiny bracts on the flower head were eaten in the past like globe artichoke,and the stems (after peeling) can be soaked overnight to remove bitterness andthen stewed. The leaves can be trimmed of prickles and boiled and make a goodspinach substitute or they can also be added raw to salads.
 
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