Blessed Thistle Herb
by Nature's Way · capsule · 100 capsules
- Off the market since November 2015 (NIH)
- UPC 0 33674 10700 3
- DSLD label 39504
- Serving 2 capsules
- 50 servings
Blessed Thistle Herb by Nature's Way lists one ingredient: 780 mg of organic blessed thistle per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2014.
What is in Blessed Thistle Herb?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Carbohydrates | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| organic Blessed Thistle | 780 mg | Higher than 77% of 90 products listing blessed thistle (median 56.25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,340 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 39504 (entered November 25, 2014), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 3 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Blessed ThistleNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Blessed Thistle HerbNature's Answer · off the market 1 shared, 78% alike
- Blessed Thistle PowderTerraVita 1 shared, 78% alike
- Blessed Thistle 2,000 mgNature's Answer 1 shared, 78% alike
- Blessed Thistle 390 mgNature's Way · off the market 1 shared, 78% alike
- Blessed ThistleHerbalist & Alchemist 1 shared, 78% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Recommendation: Take 2 capsules three times daily, preferably with food.
- Warnings
- Freshness & safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and printed inner seal. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Caution: Not for use during pregnancy.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 39504.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin Capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Nature's Way(R); QUALITY ASSURANCE INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED ORGANIC.
How many labels does Blessed Thistle Herb have?
One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2014.
- Label 39504 (current) Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market November 9, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 10700 3
DSLD also links this label to: Blessed Thistle (image difference, same product), Blessed Thistle 390 mg (image difference, same product), Blessed Thistle 780 mg (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Way Products, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.