PlainVitamins

Milk Thistle

by Herb Pharm · liquid · 30 mL

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 90700 03402 3
  • DSLD label 336916
  • Serving 0.7 ml (1 squeeze of the dropper bulb)
  • 42 servings

Milk Thistle by Herb Pharm lists one ingredient: 607 mg of milk thistle seed extract per serving of 0.7 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2025.

What is in Milk Thistle?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.7 ml. 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).

Milk Thistle: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 336916, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Milk Thistle Seed Extractcertified organic non-UK agriculture, extraction rate 2100 mg herb per 0.7 ml. Dry herb/ menstruum ratio: 3:1607 mgMilk Thistle in Milk Thistle against 1,277 products607 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.607 mg

Higher than 94% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,428 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 336916 (entered September 25, 2025), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 607 mg of milk thistle is higher than 94% of the 1,277 milk thistle products that print an amount; 82 list more.

The NIH database records 2 to 4 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.

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 Shake well before using Adults: Add 1 squeeze of the dropper bulb to 60 ml of water or juice, 2 to 4 times per day. Best taken between meals.
Warnings
Do not exceed suggested serving size.
Keep out of the reach of children
Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free
Storage
Store away from heat & light

Source: label statements in DSLD label 336916.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cane Alcohol, Water, Distilled.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Milk Thistle have?

21 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 336916 (current) Entered September 25, 2025 · on the market · 30 mL · UPC 0 90700 03402 3
  2. Label 334541 Entered July 24, 2025 · on the market · 4 fluid ounces · UPC 0 90700 00189 6
  3. Label 307611 Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 1 fluid ounce · UPC 0 90700 00094 3
  4. Label 252324 Entered September 24, 2021 · off the market February 13, 2024 · 4 fluid ounces · UPC 0 90700 00189 6
  5. Label 252323 Entered August 23, 2021 · off the market November 27, 2023 · 1 Fluid Ounce · UPC 0 90700 00094 3
  6. Label 220229 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market June 8, 2021 · 1 Fluid Ounce · UPC 0 90700 00094 3
  7. Label 210238 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market June 8, 2021 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00189 6
  8. Label 200979 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market January 27, 2020 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00094 3
  9. Label 199889 Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 2 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 01429 2
  10. Label 183648 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market December 15, 2021 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00189 6
  11. Label 181297 Entered September 21, 2018 · off the market August 8, 2018 · 2 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 01429 2
  12. Label 61919 Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market July 17, 2018 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00094 3
  13. Label 58604 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market October 4, 2018 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00189 6
  14. Label 53916 Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market June 1, 2016 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00094 3
  15. Label 45999 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market November 16, 2015 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00094 3
  16. Label 40023 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market April 5, 2018 · 2 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 01429 2
  17. Label 39942 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market March 8, 2016 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00189 6
  18. Label 32807 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market June 24, 2022 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 90700 00431 6
  19. Label 32631 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market April 19, 2015 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00094 3
  20. Label 24175 Entered July 25, 2013 · off the market November 5, 2014 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00189 6

And 1 more labels.

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Brand Organic LTD (distributor), London. All Herb Pharm products.

Where next?