Gymnema Sylvester

Silymarin {milk thistle}has other common names including cardus marianus, milk thistle, blessed milkthistle, marian thistle, mary thistle, saint mary’s thistle, mediterranean milk thistle, variegated thistle and scotch thistle this species is an annual or biennial plant of the family asteraceae. This fairly typical thistle has red to purple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins