Complete Milk Thistle
by WholeHealth · capsule · 120 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 36485 00026 2
- DSLD label 276489
- Serving 2 capsules
- 60 servings
Complete Milk Thistle by WholeHealth lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 556 mg of milk thistle and 210 mg of milk thistle seed extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2022.
What is in Complete Milk Thistle?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk Thistle | 556 mg | Higher than 94% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). | |
| Milk Thistle Seed Extractas Silymarin80% Silymarin | 210 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 276489 (entered November 22, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- Its 766 mg of milk thistle (2 rows of the label added together) is higher than 94% of the 1,277 milk thistle products that print an amount; 71 list more.
The NIH database records one serving 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Organic Milk ThistleHerbadiet same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 400 mgSignature Supplements same ingredients
- Silymarin Milk Thistle 620 mgGM Germa same ingredients
- Milk ThistleHerb Pharm same ingredients
- Milk Thistle Alcohol FreeHerbal Terra same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 600 MilligramsNutraBio · off the market same ingredients
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
- Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, adults take two capsules once daily with water, or as recommended by a health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Consult your health care practitioners prior to use and inform your pharmacist of all dietary supplements you are taking.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Does not contain: milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, or soybeans.
- Storage
- Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 276489.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Water, Cellulose, Stearic Acid.
How many labels does Complete Milk Thistle have?
2 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 276489 (current) Entered November 22, 2022 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 8 36485 00026 2
- Label 248497 Entered May 22, 2021 · off the market March 15, 2022 · 120 capsules · UPC 8 36485 00026 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names WholeHealth Products (distributor), Santa Rosa, CA. All WholeHealth products.