%0 Journal Article
%T Optimization of Microwave-assisted Extraction of Silymarin from Silybum marianum Straws by Response Surface Methodology and Quantification by High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph Method
%A Hai-Feng Zhang
%A Hong-Sheng Ruan
%A Kun Teng
%J Archive of "Pharmacognosy Magazine".
%D 2018
%R 10.4103/pm.pm_556_16
%X Silybum marianum, a member of the Aster family, is a well-known Chinese herb and the source of a popular antioxidant that is extensively used in Asia. The abundant S. marianum straws are still underutilized and wastefully discarded to pollute the environment
%K Microwave-assisted extraction
%K response surface methodology
%K Silybum marianum
%K silymarin
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858236/