Phytochemical Profiling of the Methanol Extracts of Silybum marianum (Milk Thistle) by FTIR and GCMS Analysis

Abstract

Milk thistle is an annual or biennial plant belongs to family Asteraceae. All parts are used to cure many diseases such as treating toxin poisoning, hepatitis, cirrhosis, fibrosis of liver and stimulate liver Regeneration. From the period of time immemorial, this plant is used to cure all types of liver diseases. Their properties are due to presence of phytocompounds silymarin. It is a mixture of flavonoid this study aimed to analyze complexes, is the active component that protects liver and kidney cells from toxic effects of drugs, including chemotherapy. The seeds contain the highest amount of silymarin, but the whole plant is used medicinally. Hence, this study aimed to analyze the FTIR and GCMS profiles of bioactive phytocompounds present in the seed extract of Silybum marianum. The FTIR results of the present study showed the functional groups such as amine salts, ester, sulfoxide, alkene and halocompounds. The GCMS analysis showed the phytocmpounds such as 3-Octadecanone, Undecanoic Acid, 9,15, Octadecadienoic Acid, Methyl Ester, (Z,Z)-, 6-Octadecenoic Acid, Methyl Ester, (Z)-, Hexadecanoic Acid, 15-Methyl-, Methyl Ester, 8-Heptadecyne, 1-Bromo, and 9,12-Octadecadien-1-Ol, (Z,Z)-.