Artichoke is a traditional Chinese medicine listed in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. It is effective in clearing heat and removing toxins (removing heat and toxins from the body) and dredging the liver and gallbladder (dredging the qi of the liver and gallbladder), and can be used to alleviate conditions such as liver and gallbladder dampness-heat (dampness-heat evils accumulating in the liver and gallbladder), jaundice, and dystocia (pain in the area of the coxa and ribcage). Silybum marianum is the fruit of Silybum marianum, a plant of the Asteraceae family, which is picked and dried after maturity. Its medicinal properties are cool and bitter, and can be attributed to the gallbladder meridian and the liver meridian. The Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica states that silymarin has the function of detoxification and is often used in the treatment of jaundice, cirrhosis, hepatomegaly and other liver diseases, and gallstones. As a traditional Chinese medicine, Silybum marianum must be used under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine doctor, and must not be used blindly to avoid aggravating the condition.