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Types of Chemical markers

• lack of synergy of complex mixtures.
• These can lead to phytomedicines that do not

meet quality requirements.

Silybum marianum (milk thistle(

• Fam. Asteraceae
• Its extract is used in medicine under the name

silymarin …… hepatoprotective effect

(a flavonolignane complex)….Synergistic effect