Mmiri ara ehi (Silybum marianum) ewepụtara aha ya site na Virgin Mary. Akụkọ ahụ na-ekwu na mgbe Meri na-enye nwa ya nwoke bụ́ Jizọs nri na njem n’etiti Ijipt na Palestine, Meri wụsara ntakịrị mmiri ara ara ya n’otu osisi ogwugwu. Ọ bụ site na mmiri mmiri ndị a ka akwara na-acha ọcha nke akwụkwọ osisi na-esi.

N'ime mkpụrụ ya, thistle mmiri ara ehi nwere silymarin, ihe na-arụ ọrụ ya, mara maka mmetụta nchebe ya na imeju. Ọ na-akwalite metabolism nke cellular ya ma na-egbochi ya ma na-echebe ya pụọ ​​​​na mmebi nke nsị anụ ahụ ma ọ bụ nke sịntetik kpatara.

Kọmitii ahụ¹na WHO ghọtara na ojiji nke silymarin na-emeso ịba ọcha n'anya nsi (iji nke wepụ ọkọlọtọ ka 70% ma ọ bụ 80% nke silymarin) na irè ya megide ọrịa imeju dị ka ịba ọcha n'anya ma ọ bụ cirrhosis, na mgbakwunye na 'ọgwụgwọ ahụike oge ochie. N'iji ya eme ihe kwa ụbọchị, ọ na-ebelata mmepe nke cirrhosis.

Ụfọdụ ndị mmadụ nwere ike imeghachi omume na thistle mmiri ara ehi ma ọ bụrụ na ha na-enwe ihe nfụkasị na osisi ndị dị ka daisies, kpakpando, chamomile, wdg.

Maka ọrịa imeju, a na-atụ aro ka ị were 70 mg ruo 80 mg ugboro atọ n'ụbọchị (140% ruo 210% silymarin).

Ndị otu 24 nke Commission E mebere panel interdisciplinary pụrụ iche nke gụnyere ndị ọkachamara ama ama na ọgwụ, ọgwụ, toxicology, ụlọ ọgwụ na phytotherapy. Site na 1978 ruo 1994, ndị ọkachamara a tụlere ihe ọkụkụ 360 dabere na ọtụtụ akwụkwọ gụnyere, n'etiti ihe ndị ọzọ, nyocha kemịkalụ, nnwale, ọgwụ na ọgwụ toxicological yana nyocha ụlọ ọgwụ na ọrịa. Ndị otu Commission E nyochara akwụkwọ mbụ nke monograph, kamakwa site na ndị otu sayensị, ndị ọkachamara agụmakwụkwọ na ndị ọkachamara ndị ọzọ. Ọgwụ herbal site na A ruo Z, ahụike site na osisi, p 31. Chebe onwe gị, ntuziaka bara uru, ngwaahịa ahụike eke, ihe niile ịchọrọ ịma iji jiri ha mee ihe nke ọma, p36. Ọgwụgwọ na phytotherapy, dọkịta Jean-Michel Morel, mbipụta Grancher.