Research Article

The Bioavailability and Pharmacokinetics of Silymarin SMEDDS Formulation Study in Healthy Thai Volunteers

Table 1

Average plasma silybin concentrations at various sampling times for all the volunteers after taking a single oral dose of silymarin SMEDDS soft capsules (n = 12).

Time (h)Plasma silybin concentration (ng/ml)

0.00.00 ± 0.00
0.25231.51 ± 413.00
0.50610.71 ± 542.27
0.75539.20 ± 368.87
10364.05 ± 215.60
1.33205.75 ± 126.04
1.67134.66 ± 86.29
2.080.52 ± 53.85
2.538.86 ± 22.13
3.025.28 ± 18.79
4.012.60 ± 8.27
6.012.21 ± 11.38
8.07.09 + 1.82
10.07.88
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