Herbal-medicine

Cardus Marianus
Silybum marianum has other common names include cardus marianus, milk thistle, blessed milk thistle, 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 Asteraceae family. 
Milk thistle has also been known to be used as food. The roots can be eaten raw or boiled and buttered or par-boiled and roasted. The young shoots in spring can be cut down to the root and boiled and buttered.

Herbal-medicane

Iran, in terms of geographic situation, climate and one thousand years history in traditional medicine, and also having well-known philosophers, has special and outstanding position all around world. According to this ecology, Iran has 11 climates from 13 common international climates which turns Iran to origin of more than 1000 different plant species and this rate is two to three times more than plant species in Europe. This diversity and valuable medicinal properties break Iran into the list of main countries with herbal medicine potentiality. Recent researches have shown that over 2300 species of Iran plants hold medicinal, hygienic and cosmetic properties. Moreover, 1728 species of aforementioned plants are recognized as originally domestic plants which growing up solely in Iran and are considered as exclusive capacity in our country.