Table 2. Silymarin contents and alcohol hydrolyzing effects of domestic thistles

Variety Alcohol detoxification (mU/mL) Silymarin contents
Silybin (mg/g DW) Isosilybin (mg/g DW) Total (mg/g DW)
C. japonicum nakaisanum 6.40c 2.87c 0.51d 3.38d
C. japonicum spinosissimum 5.32d 2.62cd 1.75c 4.37c
C. crispus 2.13e 2.17d 1.58c 3.75d
C. japonicum 5.47d 1.85b 0.34b 2.19e
C. pendulum 15.25a 34.54a 26.71a 61.24a
C. setidens 8.57b 5.82b 16.66b 22.48b
All domestic thistles was extracted 80% ethanol for 3h at 60C using Soxhlet method and thistles extracts at 10μg/mL concentration was applied to detect its alcohol detoxification using alcohol dehydrogenase activity assay kit.