Milk Thistle 600 mg
by Eclectic Institute · capsule · 120 non-gmo veg caps
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 23363 30149 2
- DSLD label 207198
- Serving 4 capsules
- 30 servings
Milk Thistle 600 mg by Eclectic Institute lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 2,400 mg of organic freeze-dried milk thistle. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2019.
What is in Milk Thistle 600 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| organic freeze-dried Milk Thistle | 2,400 mg | Higher than over 99% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 7,200 mg. | |
| SilymarinSilymarin Note: 57.6 - 120 mg | 120 mg | Higher than 50% of 208 products listing silymarin (median 116 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 207198 (entered September 24, 2019), 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?
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 2,400 mg of organic freeze-dried milk thistle (filed by NIH under milk thistle) is higher than over 99% of the 1,277 milk thistle products that print an amount; 5 list more.
The NIH database records 1 to 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Pure Milk Thistle 4:1 Pure Extract PowderHard Rhino same ingredients
- High Potency Milk Thistle CapsulesNootropics Depot same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 175 mgSolaray same ingredients
- Full Spectrum Milk Thistle Seed ExtractPlanetary Herbals same ingredients
- Milk Thistle SeedGaia Herbs Single Herbs · off the market same ingredients
- Full Spectrum Milk Thistle Seed Extract 260 mgPlanetary Herbals 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: 4 capsules, up to 3 times daily.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Discontinue use if unusual symptoms occur.
- Consult your healthcare advisor regarding the use of herbs during pregnancy, with infants or with prescription drugs.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO Grain/Soy/Dairy-free No fillers
- Established levels of active marker compounds with no standardized extracts, fillers, preservatives or other adulterants.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 207198.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose.
How many labels does Milk Thistle 600 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since September 24, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 263718 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market July 20, 2022 · 240 non-gmo veg caps · UPC 0 23363 30249 9
- Label 207198 (current) Entered September 24, 2019 · on the market · 120 non-gmo veg caps · UPC 0 23363 30149 2
DSLD also links this label to: Milk Thistle 600 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 Eclectic Institute, Inc. (manufacturer), Sandy, Oregon. All Eclectic Institute products.