Milk Thistle 200 mg
by Highland Laboratories · capsule · 100 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 68305 12101 0
- DSLD label 79742
- Serving 1 to 2 vegetarian capsules; amounts per 1 vegetarian capsule
Milk Thistle 200 mg by Highland Laboratories lists one ingredient: 200 mg of milk thistle fruit extract per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 21, 2017.
What is in Milk Thistle 200 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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 fruit extractas Silybin, SilymarinMilk Thistle fruit extract (Form: standardized to contain 80% Silybin, / Silymarin) PlantPart: fruit 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: 400 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 79742 (entered October 21, 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?
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 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 ThistleGNC Herbal Plus Standardized same ingredients
- Milk ThistleGNC Ultra Mega Green · off the market same ingredients
- Liver HealthGNC SuperFoods same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 200 mgGNC Herbal Plus same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 200 mgExchange Select same ingredients
- Silymarin ForteOrtho Molecular Products 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
- One to two capsules twice daily, as a dietary supplement.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No corn, salt, yeast, gluten, milk & egg products, sugar, starch, or preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 79742.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Vegetable Cellulose, Magnesium Trisilicate, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured Earth Friendly.
How many labels does Milk Thistle 200 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on October 21, 2017.
- Label 79742 (current) Entered October 21, 2017 · on the market · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 68305 12101 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Highland Laboratories (manufacturer). All Highland Laboratories products.