Barcode: CAL0000009329

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Family: ASTERACEAE

Scientific Name: Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.

Collector: J.H. Lace

Country: India

Uses: It is used in jaundice and treatment of other biliary infections; intermittent fevers, dropsy, and uterine trouble.It is also a reliable galactagogue. Decoction is used as an application for cancer. Leaves are aperient and sudorific. Seeds are used in treatment of jaundice, calculi of liver and gallbladder, and hemorrhages. Young leaves are consumed for treatment of diabetics.