Milk Thistle
by L.A. Naturals · capsule · 90 veggie caps
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 41356 15570 1
- DSLD label 34940
- Serving 1 veggie cap
- 90 servings
Milk Thistle by L.A. Naturals lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie cap, such as 250 mg of milk thistle and 200 mg of certified organic milk thistle. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2014.
What is in Milk Thistle?
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 Thistleas SilymarinMilk Thistle (Form: 80% Silymarin) PlantPart: seed | 250 mg | Higher than 85% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,350 mg. | |
| certified organic Milk Thistle | 200 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 34940 (entered July 25, 2014), 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 3 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 (Silybum marianum)Solgar · off the market same ingredients
- Milk Thistleplnt By V · off the market same ingredients
- Milk ThistleWhole Foods Market same ingredients
- Milk Thistleplnt same ingredients
- Milk ThistleThymely Solutions same ingredients
- Milk ThistleVillage Vitality 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
- SUGGESTED USE: Take 1 cap, 1-3 times per day or as directed by a health care professional.
- Warnings
- WARNING: Keep out of the reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No Gluten, No Dairy (Milk or Lactose), No Soy, No Nuts, No Egg, No Fish or Shellfish, Suitable for Vegetarians, No Artificial Preservatives, Sweeteners or Colors
Source: label statements in DSLD label 34940.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Modified Vegetable Cellulose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): L.a.(TM); K PARVE.
How many labels does Milk Thistle have?
2 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 34940 (current) Entered July 25, 2014 · on the market · 90 veggie caps · UPC 6 41356 15570 1
- Label 34903 Entered July 25, 2014 · on the market · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 6 41356 04941 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Palko Services (distributor), Michigan City, IN. All L.A. Naturals products.