Liver Support
by GNC Herbal Plus · capsule · 50 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 48107 12747 3
- DSLD label 63753
- Serving 1 capsule
Liver Support by GNC Herbal Plus lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 200 mg of milk thistle seed extract, 100 mg of goldenseal root extract, 100 mg of red clover flowering tops extract and 100 mg of artichoke leaf extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2016.
What is in Liver Support?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 extractas SilymarinMilk Thistle seed extract (Form: 80% Silymarin Note: = 160 mg) PlantPart: seed Genus: Silybum Species: marianum | 200 mg | Higher than 51% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. | |
| Goldenseal root extractas HydrastineGoldenseal root extract (Form: 5% Hydrastine Note: = 5 mg) PlantPart: root Genus: Hydrastis Species: canadensis | 100 mg | 43% of 308 products listing goldenseal give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Red Clover flowering tops extractas FlavonoidsRed Clover flowering tops extract (Form: 2.5% Flavonoids Note: = 2.5 mg) Genus: Trifolium Species: pratense | 100 mg | 53% of 279 products listing red clover give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Artichoke leaf extractas Caffeoylquinic Acid derivatives, Chlorogenic acidArtichoke leaf extract (Form: 9% Caffeoylquinic acid derivatives, as Chlorogenic acid Note: = 9 mg) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Cynara Species: scolymus | 100 mg | 46% of 433 products listing artichoke give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Dandelion | 100 mg | 48% of 793 products listing dandelion give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 63753 (entered August 24, 2016), 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 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Liver SupportGNC Herbal Plus Formula same ingredients
- Liver CleanserGNC Preventive Nutrition same ingredients
- Liver Support 400 mgEclectic Herb 4 shared, 59% alike
- Silymarin Milk Thistle Extract 2X - 300 mg with Artichoke & DandelionNOW · off the market 3 shared, 56% alike
- Milk Thistle Extract 300 mg/80% Liver Support FormulaProtocol For Life Balance · off the market 3 shared, 56% alike
- Double Strength Silymarin 300 mgNOW · off the market 3 shared, 56% 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, take one capsule up to three times daily.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Discontinue use to weeks prior to surgery.
- This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No Artificial Colors, no Artificial Flavors, no Wheat, No Gluten, no Soy, no Dairy, Yeast free.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 63753.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Vegetable Cellulose Capsule.
How many labels does Liver Support have?
2 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 63753 (current) Entered August 24, 2016 · on the market · 50 capsules · UPC 0 48107 12747 3
- Label 63721 Entered August 24, 2016 · on the market · 50 capsules · UPC 0 48107 12746 6
DSLD also links this label to: Liver Support (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 General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Herbal Plus products.