Silymarin and Oral Health

Abstract

Silymarin as a polyphenolic flavonoid is extracted from the seeds of silybum marinum plant. Flavonolignans are the major components of silymarin as well as oxidized and polymeric polyphenols. Silybin is the most active constituent of silymarin claimed for the plants therapeutically effects. Tens of thousands of empirical and clinical studies have shown that the plausibility of acute and chronic silymarin toxicity is scanty, so it is a safe supplement [2,3].