Davis's Drug Guide
milk thistle
General
Complementary/Alternative Medicine: This monograph describes a natural or herbal product that is not subject to FDA guidelines for medicines. Patients and clinicians are advised to read package labels carefully to ensure safe and efficacious use.
Pronunciation:
milk this-ul
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- Holy thistle
- Lady's thistle
- Mary Thistle
- Silybin
- Silymarin
Ther. Class.
antidotes
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Citation
Vallerand, April Hazard., and Cynthia A. Sanoski. "Milk Thistle." Davis's Drug Guide, 20th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2026. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51504/all/milk_thistle.
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC. Milk thistle. Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51504/all/milk_thistle. Accessed June 26, 2026.
Vallerand, A. H., & Sanoski, C. A. (2026). Milk thistle. In Davis's Drug Guide (20th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51504/all/milk_thistle
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC. Milk Thistle [Internet]. In: Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. [cited 2026 June 26]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51504/all/milk_thistle.
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