Liver Essentials
by Swanson Condition Specific Formulas · capsule · 90 veggie capsules
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 07106 0
- DSLD label 80044
- Serving 2 veggie capsules
- 45 servings
Liver Essentials by Swanson Condition Specific Formulas lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 veggie capsules, such as 372 mg of milk thistle seed extract, 170 mg of dandelion, 120 mg of burdock and 120 mg of parsley. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 21, 2017.
What is in Liver Essentials?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veggie capsules. 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: standardized to 80% Silymarin) PlantPart: seed Genus: Silybum Species: marianum | 372 mg | Higher than 82% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 744 mg. | |
| Dandelion | 170 mg | Higher than 62% of 793 products listing dandelion (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 340 mg. | |
| Burdock | 120 mg | 53% of 302 products listing burdock give more (median 145 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg. | |
| Parsley | 120 mg | Higher than 67% of 359 products listing parsley (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg. | |
| Picroliv Picrorhiza kurroa extract | 100 mg | 47% of 59 products listing picrorhiza give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Black Radish | 70 mg | 69% of 88 products listing radish give more (median 450 mg). Per day at the most servings: 140 mg. | |
| AjiPure Pharmaceutical Grade N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine | 50 mg | 75% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Tmgas natural BetaineTMG (Form: from natural Betaine) (Alt. Name: Trimethylglycine) | 50 mg | 74% of 731 products listing betaine give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Alpha-Lipoic Acid | 20 mg | 78% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 80044 (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 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Liver Essentials's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Liver EssentialsSwanson 8 shared, 83% alike
- Milk Thistle CombinationSwanson 5 shared, 50% alike
- Liver Maintenance FormulaPhysioLogics · off the market 5 shared, 48% alike
- Liv-A-New With Milk ThistleGood 'N Natural · off the market 5 shared, 48% alike
- Detoxapure Liv-A-New Cleansing FormulaVitamin World 5 shared, 48% alike
- Milk Thistle ComlexIndiana Botanic Gardens 5 shared, 47% 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
- Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take two veggie capsules one to two times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Do not take this product if you have an obstruction of the bowels or bile ducts. Consult your healthcare provider before use if you have or have had gallbladder problems.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 80044.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Calcium Laurate, Dextrin, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian Formula; Guaranteed Purity & Potency.
How many labels does Liver Essentials have?
2 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 80044 (current) Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market December 4, 2023 · 90 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 07106 0
- Label 12111 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market July 25, 2017 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 87614 07017 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Condition Specific Formulas products.