Liver Support Formula
by SAN · capsule · 100 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 72898 44040 6
- DSLD label 305147
- Serving 1 veggie cap
- 100 servings
Liver Support Formula by SAN lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie cap, such as 300 mg of milk thistle seed extract, 100 mg of dandelion root extract and 50 mg of artichoke leaf extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.
What is in Liver Support Formula?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie cap. 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 Silymarin Flavonoidsstandardized to 80% silymarin flavonoids | 300 mg | Higher than 72% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). | |
| Dandelion root extract4:1 | 100 mg | 48% of 793 products listing dandelion give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Artichoke Leaf Extractas Cynara scolymus Leaf Extractstandardized to 2% cynarin | 50 mg | 67% of 433 products listing artichoke give more (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 305147 (entered September 25, 2024), 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?
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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Silymarin Milk Thistle Extract 2X - 300 mg with Artichoke & DandelionNOW · off the market same ingredients
- Milk Thistle Extract 300 mg/80% Liver Support FormulaProtocol For Life Balance · off the market same ingredients
- Double Strength Silymarin 300 mgNOW · off the market same ingredients
- Advanced LIV-CombNew Sun same ingredients
- Super Milk Thistle ExtractDouglas Cooper Co. same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 300 mg + Dandelion Root & Artichoke LeafNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 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
- Recommended use: Take 1 veggie cap once daily with a meal. Consume with at least 8-10 oz. of water.
- Warnings
- Manufactured in a facility that also processes egg, shell fish, fish, soy, peanuts, tree nuts and milk ingredients
- Storage
- Storage instructions: Protect from heat and freezing. Keep away from local space heat sources such as space heaters and radiators. Do not expose to direct sunlight or leave in vehicle exposed to sunlight. Do not allow exposure to high humidity (above 65%). Keep container tightly closed when not in use.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 305147.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Made in the U.S.A.
How many labels does Liver Support Formula have?
2 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 305147 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 6 72898 44040 6
- Label 175432 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market December 6, 2022 · 100 capsules · UPC 6 72898 44040 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names SAN Corporation (manufacturer), Oxnard, CA. All SAN products.