Silymarin Plus
by Futurebiotics · tablet or pill · 120 vegetarian tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 49479 00165 1
- DSLD label 261061
- Serving 3 tablets
- 40 servings
Silymarin Plus by Futurebiotics lists 11 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 240 mg of choline, 552 mg of milk thistle seed extract, 324 mg of dandelion and 324 mg of alfalfa leaf extract; 6 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2022.
What is in Silymarin Plus?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholineas Choline Bitartrate | 240 mg | 44% | Higher than 89% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg). |
| Milk Thistle seed extractas Silymarinstandardized for 80% {441 mg} silymarin | 552 mg | Higher than 91% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). | |
| Dandelion | 324 mg | Higher than 80% of 793 products listing dandelion (median 100 mg). | |
| Alfalfa leaf extract | 324 mg | Higher than 64% of 477 products listing alfalfa (median 200 mg). | |
| Inositol | 240 mg | Higher than 90% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg). | |
| Futurebiotics BioAccelerators | 23 mg | ||
| Bioperine Black Pepper extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Ginger root extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Trikatuas Black Pepper, Ginger, Long Pepper | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Digenzyme | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Amylase | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Protease | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Lipase | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| LactoSpore | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 261061 (entered February 23, 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 552 mg of milk thistle is higher than 91% of the 1,277 milk thistle products that print an amount; 109 list more.
- Its 240 mg of inositol is higher than 90% of the 4,042 inositol products that print an amount; 401 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Silymarin Plus's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Detox SupportZoi Research 9 shared, 49% alike
- Detox Daily Liver SupportFuturebiotics 9 shared, 47% alike
- Liver DetoxBronson 6 shared, 42% alike
- DetoxFuturebiotics · off the market 6 shared, 39% alike
- Intensive Bowel SupportSchiff Digestive Advantage · off the market 4 shared, 39% alike
- Digestive Advantage Daily Probiotics + Intensive Bowel SupportSchiff · off the market 4 shared, 39% 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement for adults, take 3 tablets daily or as directed by a healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not use if you are pregnant or nursing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Protect from light.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 261061.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Sodium Starch Glycolate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Polyethylene Glycol.
How many labels does Silymarin Plus have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 22, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 261061 (current) Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 120 vegetarian tablets · UPC 0 49479 00165 1
- Label 259192 Entered October 22, 2021 · on the market · 60 vegetarian tablets · UPC 0 49479 00105 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Futurebiotics (manufacturer), Hauppauge, NY. All Futurebiotics products.