Full Spectrum Milk Thistle Seed Extract
by Planetary Herbals · tablet or pill · 30 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 21078 10362 2
- DSLD label 80707
- Serving 2 to 4 tablets; amounts per 4 tablets
- 7 servings
Full Spectrum Milk Thistle Seed Extract by Planetary Herbals lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 4 tablets, such as 840 mg of milk thistle seed extract and 200 mg of milk thistle. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 20, 2017.
What is in Full Spectrum Milk Thistle Seed Extract?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 tablets. 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 seed extractMilk Thistle seed extract PlantPart: seed Note: yielding | 840 mg | Higher than 98% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). | |
| Silymarin | 420 mg | Higher than 95% of 208 products listing silymarin (median 116 mg). | |
| Milk Thistle | 200 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 80707 (entered November 20, 2017), 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 1,040 mg of milk thistle (2 rows of the label added together) is higher than 98% of the 1,277 milk thistle products that print an amount; 28 list more.
- Its 420 mg of silymarin is higher than 95% of the 208 silymarin products that print an amount; 5 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.
- Full Spectrum Milk Thistle Seed Extract 260 mgPlanetary Herbals same ingredients
- TrueMilkThistleNatureCity same ingredients
- Milk Thistle ExtractNature's Lab same ingredients
- Maximum Strength Milk Thistle Extract 750 mgNOW same ingredients
- Pure Milk Thistle 4:1 Pure Extract PowderHard Rhino same ingredients
- Milk Thistle Liquid Phyto-CapsGaia Herbs Professional Solutions · 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: 2 to 4 tablets daily between meals.
- Warnings
- Note: If you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or breastfeeding, consult your health care professional before using this product.
- Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 80707.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sorbitol, Stearic Acid, modified Cellulose Gum, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Full Spectrum Milk Thistle Seed Extract have?
2 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 80707 (current) Entered November 20, 2017 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 0 21078 10362 2
- Label 75936 Entered July 25, 2017 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 21078 10363 9
DSLD also links this label to: Full Spectrum Milk Thistle Seed Extract 260 mg (package size 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 Planetary Herbals, LLC (distributor), Soquel, CA. All Planetary Herbals products.