Milk Thistle
by Higher Nature · capsule · 30 hard capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 224717
- Serving 1 capsule
Milk Thistle by Higher Nature lists 2 ingredients; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2020.
What is in Milk Thistle?
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 fruits (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaetn.) standardised extractMilk Thistle fruits (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaetn.) standardised extract PlantPart: fruits Genus: Silybum Species: marianum SubSpecies: Gaetn. Classifier: L. Note: (193mg - 261mg) (as dry extract) (equivalent to) | no amount given | ||
| Milk Thistleas SilymarinMilk Thistle (Form: corresponding to Silymarin (Form: calculated as Silibinin) Note: 3.725g - 10.818g) PlantPart: fruits | no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 224717 (entered June 24, 2020), 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; 2 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
The NIH database records 1 to 2 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.
- Milk Thistle Seed Alcohol-FreeNature's Answer · off the market same ingredients
- Silymarin Milk ThistleHerbal Authority same ingredients
- Silymarin Milk-ThistleVitamin World · off the market same ingredients
- Silymarin Milk ThistleNature's Bounty same ingredients
- Milk Thistle ProCoDeCo Nutrilife · off the market same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 175 mgVitaCeutical Labs 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
- Dosage: For oral use. Adults and the elderly. Take 1 capsule up to twice daily. The capsules should be swallowed whole with some water or other liquid. The capsules should not be chewed.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not exceed stated dose.
- Do not use if you are: Under 18 years Pregnant or breastfeeding Allergic to any of the ingredients
- Keep out of sight and reach of children
- Please read the enclosed Patient Information Leaflet carefully before taking these capsules.
- Do not use if you are allergic to Milk Thistle or other members of the daisy (Asteraceae/Compositae) family.
- Storage
- Storage: Do not store above 25 degrees C. Store in the original packaging.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 224717.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Acetone.
How many labels does Milk Thistle have?
One label is on file, entered on June 24, 2020.
- Label 224717 (current) Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 30 hard capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Higher Nature (distributor), Burwash Common, East Sussex. All Higher Nature products.