A review of therapeutic potential…eir related patents.

This was a patent review—not a clinical trial—examining milk thistle's active compound silymarin and its potential anticancer effects. Research suggests silymarin may help trigger cancer cell death and could reduce side effects from chemotherapy, with most evidence in skin, prostate, and colorectal cancers. However, there's a significant gap: most applications remain in early research or complementary use, not proven standalone treatments for skin.